Community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonia

Nosocomial and community-acquired Legionella pneumonia: clinical comparative analysis.

Previous reports have suggested that nosocomial and community Legionella pneumonia cases are similar. However, community and hospital characteristics, such as aquatic environment, antibiotic pressure (usage) and populations, are quite different, leading to the suspicion that Legionella infection may differ in the two settings. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to compare demog...

Aspergillosis: nosocomial or community-acquired?

Discrimination between nosocomial and community infections is important for investigation and prevention. Nosocomial and hospital-acquired infections require appropriate hospital control measures to avert additional cases. Nosocomial infections (NI) occur during hospitalization or are caused by microorganisms acquired during hospital stay. Such infections should not be evident when patients are...

Community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in all age groups, especially the elderly, which is a patient population that continues to grow. Recently the spectrum and clinical picture of pneumonia has been changing as a reflection of this aging population; this requires a reassessment of and a new approach to the patient with pneumonia. Currently, pneumo...

Community acquired pneumonia.

Flu Vaccine Risk Groups & Your Practice Page 3 Unsafe Behaviors and STDs Predict HIV Increase Page 4 Dengue Fever Page 5 Communicable Disease Summary Page 7 Hepatitis C: Acute vs. Chronic Infections Page 8 Visit the ADHS Web site at www.azdhs.gov Respiratory tract infections are a common cause of illness. Most of these infections are mild, self-limited and do not require professional medical ca...

Community-acquired pneumonia.