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