Epidemiology, antibiotic therapy, and clinical outcomes in health care-associated pneumonia: a UK cohort study

James D Chalmers; Joanne K Taylor; Aran Singanayagam; Gillian B Fleming; Ahsan R Akram; Pallavi Mandal; Gourab Choudhury; Adam T Hill

doi:10.1093/cid/cir274

Epidemiology, antibiotic therapy, and clinical outcomes in health care-associated pneumonia: a UK cohort study

James D Chalmers
, Joanne K Taylor
, Aran Singanayagam
, Gillian B Fleming
, Ahsan R Akram
, Pallavi Mandal
, Gourab Choudhury
, Adam T Hill

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Abstract

The recently introduced concept of health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP), referring to patients with frequent healthcare contacts and at higher risk of contracting resistant pathogens, is controversial.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-13
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	53
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir274
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2011

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