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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Pneumonia, Nosocomial (Hospital-Acquired, Ventilator-Associated, & Health Care–Associated)
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Prevention, Prognosis, When to Refer, References,
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Topics Discussed: nosocomial pneumonia.
Excerpt: | |  Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) occurs more than 48 hours after admission to the hospital or other health care facility and excludes any infection present at the time of admission
Ventilation-associated pneumonia (VAP) develops in a mechanically ventilated patient more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation Health care–associated pneumonia (HCAP) occurs in community members whose extensive contact with healthcare has changed their risk for virulent and drug-resistant organisms At least two of the following are present | | – Fever – Leukocytosis – Purulent sputum |
New or progressive parenchymal opacity on chest radiograph
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