consideration of HCAP as a separate clinical entity. Healthcare-associated pneumonia can be defined as pneumonia in a patient with at least one of the following...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of lung infection that occurs in people who are on mechanical ventilation breathing machines in hospitals...

such as community- or hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated pneumonia. Risk factors for pneumonia include cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive...

hospital-acquired pneumonia. A recently[when?] introduced type of healthcare-associated pneumonia (in patients living outside the hospital who have recently...

Atypical pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, is any type of pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease...

Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung infection that is due to a relatively large amount of material from the stomach or mouth entering the lungs. Signs...

Mycoplasma pneumonia is a form of bacterial pneumonia caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae. M. pneumoniae is known to cause a host of symptoms...

Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space resulting in consolidation that affects a...

management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 171 (4): 388–416....

ventilator-associated and healthcare-associated pneumonia. As of 2010 it was recommended by the IDSA as a first-line treatment option for catheter-associated urinary...

hospital or other healthcare facility. To emphasize both hospital and nonhospital settings, it is sometimes instead called a healthcare-associated infection....

Fungal pneumonia is an infection of the lungs by fungi. It can be caused by either endemic or opportunistic fungi or a combination of both. Case mortality...

pneumonia than a community-acquired pneumonia, in contrast to lobar pneumonia. Bronchopneumonia is less likely than lobar pneumonia to be associated with...

management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...

Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury...

Viral pneumonia is a pneumonia caused by a virus. Pneumonia is an infection that causes inflammation in one or both of the lungs. The pulmonary alveoli...

Lipoid pneumonia is a specific form of lung inflammation (pneumonia) that develops when lipids enter the bronchial tree. The disorder is sometimes called...

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia (any of several lung diseases) contracted by a person outside of the healthcare system. In contrast...

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), also known as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), is a form of pneumonia that is caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis...

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), formerly known as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), is an inflammation of the bronchioles (bronchiolitis)...

management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia". American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care...

Bacterial pneumonia is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection. Streptococcus pneumoniae (J13) is the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia in all...

pneumonia (NSIP) Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD) Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP): also known by the older name...

must enter the respiratory tract to cause pneumonia, or the blood to cause a bloodstream infection. In healthcare settings, K. pneumoniae bacteria can be...

worldwide. A sub-type of hospital-acquired pneumonia, known as ventilator-associated pneumonia, is described as pneumonia acquired more than 48 hours after an...

HCAP may refer to: HC Ambri-Piotta, a Swiss ice hockey club Healthcare-associated pneumonia human cathelicidin antimicrobial protein The Honourable Company...

Eosinophilic pneumonia is a disease in which an eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, accumulates in the lungs. These cells cause disruption of the...

the hypothetical pneumonia cases presented. Recent studies have examined the role of educational or training programs for healthcare providers in rural...

Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a form of lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of both lungs. The scarring (pulmonary fibrosis) involves...

interstitial pneumonia applies to disorders associated with both monoclonal or polyclonal gammopathy. Patients with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia may present...