Tagged: Hospital-acquired pneumonia treatment

November 25, 2024

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) treatment, What is the most common cause of HAP?

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) (Nosocomial Pneumonia) is a type of pneumonia that develops 48 hours or more after hospital admission and is not present or incubating at the time of admission, It is a serious...

What is the difference between HAP and VAP?

Medecine

November 19, 2024

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia symptoms and treatment, What is the difference between HAP and VAP?

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is often serious because the bacteria causing it are more resistant to antibiotics and because the people who get it are already sick. Patients put on ventilators, often in intensive care units,...