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Clinical Characteristics of Nursing and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia: A Japanese Variant of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

open access: yesInternal Medicine, 2012
The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology, clinical features, antimicrobial treatment, and outcomes of patients with nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP); a new category of pneumonia proposed by the Japanese Respiratory Society.We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected database of patients with NHCAP
Tadashi Ishida   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Pneumonia treated in the internal medicine department: focus on healthcare-associated pneumonia [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012
Patients with pneumonia treated in the internal medicine department (IMD) are often at risk of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). The importance of HCAP is controversial. We invited physicians from 72 IMDs to report on all patients with pneumonia hospitalized in their department during 2 weeks (one each in January and June 2010) to compare HCAP ...
Patricia Carmen Muñoz García   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Prognostic factors in nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2020
Nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) is a category of healthcare-associated pneumonia modified for the healthcare system in Japan. To date, only a few studies have examined the prognostic factors of NHCAP in a prospective cohort. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors related to 30-day mortality in patients with NHCAP by ...
Akira Yamagata   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Mortality in healthcare-associated pneumonia in a low resistance setting: a prospective observational study

open access: yesInfectious Diseases, 2015
To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the pageThe classification of pneumonia as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) has implications for selection of ...
Agnar Bjarnason   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Healthcare-Associated Atypical Pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009
Atypical pneumonia was first described in 1938, and over time, Mycoplasma, Legionella, and Chlamydophila were the agents commonly linked with community-associated atypical pneumonia. However, as technology has improved, so has our understanding of this clinical entity.
Sarah, Forgie, Thomas J, Marrie
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New Antibiotics for Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009
Current antibiotics available for the treatment of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) may result in clinical failure due to resistance development, side effect intolerance, or poor pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic profiles. New agents active against common HCAP pathogens are needed.
Elizabeth A Neuner, Scott Micek
exaly   +3 more sources

The Role of MRSA in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009
An important continued trend in healthcare-associated infection, including healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP), is the rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The emergence of community-acquired strains of MRSA has complicated the management further.
Anna P, Lam, Richard G, Wunderink
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