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- Title
Microbial aetiology of healthcare associated pneumonia in Spain: a prospective, multicentre, case-control study.
- Authors
Polverino, Eva; Torres, Antoni; Menendez, Rosario; Cillóniz, Catia; Valles, Jose Manuel; Capelastegui, Alberto; Marcos, M Angeles; Alfageme, Inmaculada; Zalacain, Rafael; Almirall, Jordi; Molinos, Luis; Bello, Salvador; Rodríguez, Felipe; Blanquer, Josep; Dorado, Antonio; Llevat, Noelia; Rello, Jordi; HCAP Study investigators
- Abstract
Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is actually considered a subgroup of hospital-acquired pneumonia due to the reported high risk of multidrug-resistant pathogens in the USA. Therefore, current American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines suggest a nosocomial antibiotic treatment for HCAP. Unfortunately, the scientific evidence supporting this is contradictory.
- Publication
Thorax, 2013, Vol 68, Issue 11, p1007
- ISSN
1468-3296
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203828