Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Nosocomial PNA
- 2nd most common nosocomial infection
- most common nosocomial infection among ventilated patients
Anmerkungen:
- risk increased 5% per day - as high as 70% at 30 days
- polymicrobial
Anmerkungen:
- criteria for diagnosing: fever, cough, purulent sputum with radiologic evidence of infiltrate, positive sputum/tracheal aspirate/pleural fluid/blood cultures