This finding might be supported by our data, which indicated a statistically nonsignificant trend towards development of the PEG site infection in cancer patients but a highly significant association between the presence of oropharyngeal pathogens and the incidence of the infection in that subgroup of patients.
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Different clinical utility of oropharyngeal bacterial screening prior to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in oncological and neurological patients.
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