Pulmonary host defenses and factors predisposing to lung infection.
Clin Chest Med
; 26(1): 11-7, 2005 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15802161
ABSTRACT
Hospital-acquired pneumonia remains a leading cause of nosocomial infections and is associated with significant rates of morbidity and mortality. Multiple host-, pathogen-, and intervention-related factors contribute to the development of pneumonia in this setting. Potentially deleterious impacts of illness or therapeutic modalities impair the host's ability to resist the development of pneumonia while in the hospital and predispose to a spectrum of pathogens of greater virulence than found in the community. Recognition of factors contributing to pneumonia in the hospital setting may offer the opportunity to intervene, minimizing, to the extent possible, the serious consequences of this nosocomial complication.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Chest Med
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos