Lerman Mark A, Laudenbach Joel, Marty Francisco M, Baden Lindsey R, Treister Nathaniel S
Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Jan;52(1):129-53, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.10.006.
The myelosuppressive and mucosal-damaging consequences of cancer and cancer therapies place patients at high risk for developing infectious complications. Bacterial, fungal, and viral infections are all commonly encountered in the oral cavity, contributing to both morbidity and mortality in this patient population. Prevention, early and definitive diagnosis, and appropriate management are critical to ensure optimal treatment outcomes. With the majority of cancer patients treated as outpatients in the community setting, oral health care professionals play an important role in managing such infectious complications of cancer therapy.
癌症及癌症治疗导致的骨髓抑制和黏膜损伤会使患者极易发生感染性并发症。细菌、真菌和病毒感染在口腔中都很常见，这会增加该患者群体的发病率和死亡率。预防、早期明确诊断及恰当处理对于确保最佳治疗效果至关重要。由于大多数癌症患者在社区环境中作为门诊患者接受治疗，口腔保健专业人员在管理癌症治疗的此类感染性并发症方面发挥着重要作用。
