Health-care associated pneumonia

Karaboga B., Uzun R., ÇİLLİ A.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.63, no.2, pp.86-93, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.9397
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.86-93
  • Keywords: Health-care associated pneumonia, mortality, cost
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Health-care associated pneumonia (HCAP) is defined as pneumonia that develops in patients with a history of recent hospitalization, hemodialysis as an outpatient, residence in a nursing home, outpatient intravenous therapy and home wound care.