Pulmonary Infection in Patients with Radiation Brain Injuries after Radiotherapy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer:A Clinical Analysis / 中华医院感染学杂志
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
; (24)2006.
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OBJECTIVE To study the characteristic of nosocomial pulmonary infection to find out the measures for prevention and control.METHODS The patients with radiation brain injuries(RIB) from Oct 2004 to Jun 2007 underwent retrospective investigation.The reasons and sites of pulmoary infection were analyzed.RESULTS The incidence of pulmonary infection of patients with RIB after radiotherapy was 68.5%.Major factors of infection were bulb palsy,invasive treatment and hormone usage.The Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant pathogens.CONCLUSIONS The nosocomial pulmonary infection is related to many factors.Antibiotic usage according to drug susceptibility results and controlling of the risk factors are important measures to reduce the rate of infection.
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Zh
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Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
Year:
2006
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Article