Healthcare-associated pneumonia in the emergency department

Emergency medicine clinicians frequently diagnose and treat patients with pneumonia. The recent recognition of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) mandates that emergency medicine clinicians remain current and able to distinguish this from community-acquired pneumonia. This article reviews the di...

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Published in:	Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 46
Main Authors:	Slaven, Ellen M, Santanilla, Jairo I, DeBlieux, Peter M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2009
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Cross Infection - diagnosis Cross Infection - drug therapy Cross Infection - microbiology Diagnosis, Differential Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Emergency Medicine - methods Emergency Medicine - standards Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Microbial Sensitivity Tests Pneumonia - diagnosis Pneumonia - drug therapy Pneumonia - microbiology Practice Guidelines as Topic Risk Factors Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
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Summary:	Emergency medicine clinicians frequently diagnose and treat patients with pneumonia. The recent recognition of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) mandates that emergency medicine clinicians remain current and able to distinguish this from community-acquired pneumonia. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of HCAP from the perspective of the emergency medicine clinician.
ISSN:	1098-9048
DOI:	10.1055/s-0028-1119808