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Should we maintain hygienic environment after the chemotherapy patient?

My neighbor recently had chemotherapy for the breast cancer. She was normal for the two days and after that she got infection in the breast region where the chemotherapy has been done. What will the cause for the infection in her? Should we maintain hygienic environment after the chemotherapy patient?
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  • The cause for the infection in her is due to the exposure to open environment or by eating the contaminated foods. The person for whom the chemotherapy treatment has been done should remain hygiene environment to avoid the further infection until the wound gets treated.


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