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Corticosteroids and hospital-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
PneumoniaHospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a serious infection with high mortality rates, especially in critically ill patients. The role of corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in this population is debated.
Lucia Alessandra Pasqua +2 more
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Analysis of risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia in schizophrenia [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundHospital-acquired pneumonia is one of the most important causes of recurrent illness, disease progression, and even death during hospitalization.
Yu-hang Chen, Cong-ying Ren, Yu Liao
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Prevalence, microbiological profiles, and determinants of hospital-acquired pneumonia in Addis Ababa: A focus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its antimicrobial resistance patterns in three hospitals. [PDF]
PLoS ONEHospital-acquired pneumonia is typically polymicrobial; nevertheless, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a principal causative pathogen, attributable to its link with poor clinical prognoses and extensive antimicrobial resistance.
Etsub Brhanesilassie Hailemichael +6 more
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PREVELENCEOF MULTI DRUG RESISTANTMICROBESIN COMMUNITY ACQUIREDPNEUMONIA VERSUSU HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIAIN PEDIATRIC CARDIAC PATIENTS [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2022 Background: Pneumonia remains the leading infectious cause of death among children. Most cases are less than 2 years old. Around 8,388 Egyptian children died every year due to pneumonia in the past 5 years.
Basma Maher Hamed +3 more
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Hospital acquired pneumonia [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2001 Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or longer after hospital admission and excludes any infection that is incubating at the time of admission1. It is also commonly termed nosocomial pneumonia. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is widely recognised as pneumonia developing after at least 48 hours of mechanical ...
W S, Lim, J T, Macfarlane
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia [PDF]
Breathe, 2005 Key pointsHospital-acquired pneumonia has a major impact in terms of mortality and morbidity.Empirical treatment approach is still the best course of action.Prevention is of critical importance.Educational aimsTo improve knowledge of HAP management.To better understand the epidemiological basis for the correct empirical therapy of HAPSummaryHAP still ...
Halis AKALIN +6 more
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An Approach to Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Patients
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2021 Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity. Pneumonia is defined as a lung inflammation of infectious etiology. It can be subcategorized into Community Acquired Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia.
Spandana Veeravalli, Safiya Soullane
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Hospital-acquired pneumonias [PDF]
Vnitřní lékařství, 2017 Nosocomial infections are a common complication of hospital care. Hospital-acquired (HAP) pneumonia is one of the most common nosocomial infections and it is the most dangerous in terms of mortality. The problem is mainly selected hospital bacterial strains with rising antibiotic resistance.
Petr, Jakubec +2 more
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MGM Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Pneumonia is one of the most important and serious lower respiratory tract infections, which requires implacable attention. This work aimed to document the causative organisms, antibiotics used, and outcome of pneumonia patients hospitalized ...
Jerrin Reji Mathew +4 more
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Hospital-acquired pneumonia in Europe [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2009 The appropriate management and prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) remain major medical challenges. Much work has been done in this field in the last two decades, which has been constantly summarised in several extensive reviews 1–6. Unsurprisingly, many issues regarding diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HAP continue to be highly ...
A, Torres, S, Ewig, H, Lode, J, Carlet
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