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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-12
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-five patients treated for malignant conditions of the head and neck were investigated for the development of oral radiation mucositis as well as oropharyngeal colonisation with fungi and Gram-negative bacilli. The colonisation rate of the patients increased from 20% to 80% during therapy. The patients were colonised mainly with fungi, but also to a lesser extent with Gram-negative bacilli. During radiotherapy free volatile fatty acids in saliva were determined by direct gas-liquid chromatography. The amounts of acetic, butyric and propionic acid decreased during radiotherapy and remained at low levels 6 months after therapy. Radiation induced mucositis was observed in 28% of the patients after 1 week of irradiation. After 3 weeks of therapy all patients showed varying grades of mucositis. In seven of the 19 survivors (36%) erythema was still present 6 months after radiotherapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0266-4356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Oropharyngeal colonisation with fungi and gram-negative rods in patients treated with radiotherapy of the head and neck.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Surgery, University of Turku, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't