EurekAlert!: Alternative antibiotic selection can reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections for patients with pneumonia
Alternative antibiotic selection can reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections for patients with pneumonia
U.S. hospitals must ramp up efforts to track and prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia, healthcare leaders wrote in a commentary published in Infection Control & Hospital ...
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection, with 65% of HAPs occurring in non-ventilated patients as non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP).1 ...
A landmark trial presented today at ESCMID Global 2026 shows that improving oral hygiene for hospital patients can reduce the risk of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) by ...
A landmark trial presented at ESCMID Global 2026 shows that improving oral hygiene for hospital patients can reduce the risk of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) by 60%.
The daily habit that can protect you from pneumonia in hospital - Hospital-acquired pneumonia is linked to longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs and increased mortality ...
Research published in JAMA shows ventilator-associated pneumonia rates have stayed steady since 2005, contradicting CDC data showing a decline in VAP rates. “VAP is not going away; it still affects ...
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 ...
Poor nutritional status and increased severity of pneumonia were associated with higher mortality rates among patients with aspiration pneumonia, according to a recent study. “Aspiration pneumonia is ...
Disease burden estimates of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations are more sensitive when including pneumonia coded in any diagnosis field vs in only the first discharge diagnosis field. Objectives: ...