Oral bacteria detection among children with cancer in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Omar, Sidi S. F. N., Ngui, Romano, Ab Rahman, S. Z., Foo, J. C., Wang, Q. Y., Hassan, N. A., Lim, Y. A. L., Musa, Sabri
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33997/

This study sought to determine the prevalence of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavities of children with cancer. There were 68 paediatric patients with cancer who were included in this study. Oral swab samples from the dorsum of tongues and mouth floors of these patients were su...