Healthcare-associated pneumonia: a never-ending story [PDF]
Infectious Disease Reports, 2014 -
Alessandro Russo +4 more
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Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia: Don't Forget About Respiratory Viruses! [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, are among the most common adverse events in healthcare, and of them, pneumonia is the most commonly reported.
Margarita Torres-García +10 more
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Impact of initial empirical antimicrobial choice and cause of in-hospital death in patients with nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP): A retrospective study [PDF]
Fujita Medical Journal, 2022 Objectives: To examine the differences in antimicrobial selection outcomes in nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) patients with and without risk factors for drug-resistant pathogen (RDRP) infection, and to identify the cause of in ...
Kenichi Kato +9 more
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ETIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA [PDF]
Arta Medica, 2020 Objectives. Healthcare-associated pneumonia develops in patients undergoing regular medical procedures or has a longterm contact with the hospital environment. Several studies have shown important differences in healthcare-associated pneumonia, comparing
Cristina Toma +2 more
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SARS-CoV-2 with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus healthcare-associated pneumonia in the Indian Ocean [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 At this time, the literature reports only one case of superinfection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia ...
Nicolas Allou +8 more
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Environmental and socioeconomic influences on childhood asthma and pneumonia: burden and healthcare utilization in a population-based cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineIntroductionChildhood asthma and pneumonia remain major causes of pediatric morbidity worldwide. Their occurrence and healthcare burden are influenced by environmental exposures, socioeconomic conditions, and seasonal variability.ObjectiveThis study ...
Fangfang Wang
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Characteristics, Management, and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Multicenter Cohort Study in Korea [PDF]
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2021 Background Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are significant public health issues in the world, but the epidemiological data pertaining to HAP/VAP is limited in Korea.
Ryoung-Eun Ko +14 more
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Estimation of Additional Costs in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Antibiotics, 2023 Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) present a global public health challenge, contributing to high morbidity and mortality and substantial economic burdens.
Ginger G. Cabrera-Tejada +8 more
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Microbiologic pattern and clinical outcome of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia: Korean HAP registry analysis [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 Background/Aims Most studies on hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) have been conducted in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. This study aimed to investigate the microbiological and clinical characteristics of non-ICU-acquired pneumonia (NIAP) and to ...
Jin Ho Jang +18 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background It remains unclear whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia is associated with higher mortality compared with non-MRSA pneumonia.
Yukiyo Sakamoto +9 more
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