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 ...

Hospital-acquired (or nosocomial) pneumonia (HAP) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality despite improved prevention, antimicrobial therapy, and supportive care [1]. The treatment of non-ventilator-associated HAP (nvHAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) will be reviewed here.

Health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a relatively new category of nosocomial pneumonia that refers to infections that occur prior to hospital admission in patients with specific risk factors (immunosuppression, recent hospitalization, residence in a nursing facility, requiring dialysis) (5, 10). Categorization as HCAP is not due to the ...

2016年7月14日 · These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for patients at risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and any clinicians and healthcare ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) remain important causes of morbidity and mortality despite advances in antimicrobial therapy, better supportive care modalities, and the use of a wide-range of preventive measures (1–5).

Although HCAP is currently treated with the same protocols as CAP in many hospitals, recent evidence indicates that HCAP differs from CAP with respect to pathogens and prognosis, and in fact, more closely resembles hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) requiring broader empirical antimicrobial therapy than CAP.

2011年8月1日 · However, recent investigations suggest that this type of infection, known as healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP), is distinct from CAP in terms of its epidemiology, etiology, and risk for infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.

2025年2月12日 · Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), or nosocomial pneumonia, is a lower respiratory infection that was not incubating at the time of hospital admission and that presents...

Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is associated with drug-resistant pathogens and high mortality, and there is no clear evidence that this is due to inappropriate antibiotic therapy. This study was to elucidate the clinical features, pathogens, therapy, and outcomes of HCAP, and to clarify the risk factors for drug-resistant pathogens and ...

Health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is associated with an increased risk of infection with multidrug-resistant pathogens compared with community-acquired pneumonia. Recent studies suggest that the designation of HCAP is a poor predictor of resistant pathogens and that antibiotic coverage for multidrug-resistant pathogens is not necessary in ...