RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
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ID 1128786466
T1 Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Abscess
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128786466
RD 2024/04/20
AB Pneumonia,  an  infection  of  the  lung  parenchyma,  is  classified  as  community-acquired  (CAP)  or  health  care–associated  (HCAP).  The  HCAP  category  is  subdivided  into  hospital-acquired  pneumonia  (HAP)  and  ventilator-associated  pneumonia  (VAP).  HCAP  is  associated  with  current  hospitalization  for  ≥48  h,  hospitalization  for  ≥2  days  in  the  prior  3  months,  residence  in  a  nursing  home  or  extended-care  facility,  antibiotic  therapy  in  the  preceding  3  months,  chronic  dialysis,  home  infusion  therapy,  home  wound  care,  and  contact  with  a  family  member  who  has  a  multidrug-resistant  (MDR)  infection.