Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is a topic covered in the Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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Organism

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

P. aeruginosa (GNR), Klebsiella (GNR), S. aureus (GPC), Acinetobacter (GNR), Enterobacteriaceae (GNR), S. pneumoniae (GPDC), H. influenzae (GNCB), influenza virus, RSV, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, oral anaerobes, S. maltophilia (GNR), B. cepacia (GNR).

Mendelson syndrome (see Comments): No organisms initially, then pseudomonas, Enterobacteriaceae, S. aureus, S. pneumoniae.

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TY - ELEC T1 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia ID - 619305 A1 - Lu,Chuanyi Mark, AU - McPhee,Stephen J, AU - Nicoll,Diana, BT - Guide to Diagnostic Tests UR - https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619305/all/Hospital_acquired_pneumonia PB - McGraw-Hill Education ET - 7 DB - Emergency Central DP - Unbound Medicine ER -