Expert Rev Resp Med. 2012;6(5):533-555. Clinical and EA microbiologic criteria are similar for VAT and VAP, but for the diagnosis of VAP, patients must have a new and persistent infiltrate on chest ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recently revised its recommendations for adult hospital patients with two common types of hospital-acquired ...
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are distinct hospital-onset syndromes. The term health care–associated pneumonia (HCAP) is no longer recommended. Patients ...
When treating patients with hospital-acquired or ventilator-acquired pneumonia, providers should consider keeping the maximum course of antibiotic treatment to seven days, according to new guidelines ...