Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a new concept of pneumonia proposed by the American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2005. This category is located between community-acquired pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia with respect to the characteristics of the causative pathogens and mortality, and primarily ...

HCAP = health care-associated pneumonia, IIAT = inappropri-ate initial antimicrobial therapy, MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. INTRODUCTION Inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy (IIAT), defined as an antimicrobial regimen that lacks in vitro activity against the isolated organism or organisms responsible for the infec-

PURPOSE: Our study aims at finding microbial etiology, antibiotic susceptibility and clinical outcomes of HCAP. METHODS: ATS/IDSA criteria were used for including patients in two groups - HCAP and HAP. Total 318 patients meeting criteria (Excluding CAP), were grouped in HCAP - 165 cases (52%) and HAP (including VAP) - 153 controls (48%).

針對健康照護相關肺炎中的血液透析相關肺炎（hemodialysis-associated pneumonia, HDAP），安養中心相關肺炎（nursing home-acquired pneumonia, NHAP）進一步描述。 （一）血液透析相關肺炎（HDAP） 末期腎臟病人接受血液透析常面臨相關的感染問題，其中包括肺炎 [15]。 有使用血液透析病患產生之肺炎稱之血液透析相關肺炎 [16]，相關肺炎的死亡率比一般族群肺炎的死亡率高 [17]。 然而，目前關於血液透析相關肺炎致病菌的微生物學特性及患者的臨床特徵資訊相當有 …

新指南提出了hcap的新概念，解决了这一问题。 HCAP指的是具有以下特点的肺炎患者：本次感染前90d内因急性病住院治疗，且住院时间超过2d者；住在养老院和康复机构中者；本次感染前30 d内接受过静脉抗生素治疗、化疗或伤口护理者；到医院或透析门诊定期接受 ...

2014年8月25日 · 2005年美国胸科协会及传染病协会引入“医疗保健相关性肺炎（healthcare-associated pneumonia，HCAP）”这一新概念，用来定义与医疗机构频繁接触、多重耐药菌高危而需广谱抗生素治疗的肺炎患者。 医疗保健相关性肺炎的相关高危因素包括：感染前90天在急症医疗机构住院≥2天、居住在护理之家或长期护理机构、感染前30天内曾应用抗菌药物治疗、化疗或伤口护理、在家庭或门诊行透析治疗、家庭输液治疗或家庭伤口护理、家庭成员有多重耐药菌感染 …

VAP指经气管插管或切开进行 机械通气 48～72小时后发生的 肺炎，是 机械通气 患者常见且较特殊的HAP，发病率及病死率较高。 HCAP主要包括下列 肺炎 病人：①最近90天在急性护理医院住过2～3天；②居住在护理之家或长期护理机构；③在医院或门诊部接受透析治疗；④本次感染前30 天内接受过静脉抗生素治疗、化疗或伤口护理者。 根据发生HAP的时间不同，分为早发HAP和晚发HAP。 早发HAP指住院4天内发生的 肺炎，通常由敏感菌引起，预后好；晚发HAP是指 …

Four major principles underlie the management of HAP, VAP, and HCAP: Avoid untreated or inadequately treated HAP, VAP, or HCAP, because the failure to initiate prompt appropriate and adequate therapy has been a consistent factor associated with increased mortality.

2025年3月24日 · The Health Career Access Program (HCAP) provides a path for applicants with little to no experience in the health care sector to get hired and receive paid training as part of their employment. Normally, you must complete post-secondary education at your own expense before you can apply for these types of positions.

2021年4月13日 · HCAP is defined as pneumonia acquired in healthcare environments outside of the traditional hospital setting and is distinct from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), HAP, or ventilator-acquired pneumonia. HCAP more closely resembles HAP with …