Oncology Nurses Have High Awareness of Risk for Fungal Infections
Monday 6 September 2010
Invasive fungal infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in immunocompromised patients. According to the results of a recent survey, a large proportion of oncology nurses are knowledgeable about the risk for fungal infections in this population and the precautions that need to be taken to prevent and/or minimize that risk.
However, the survey also showed that there are important gaps in that knowledge.
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