Classification of Pneumonia in Respiratory Medicine
This concept covers the classification of pneumonia in respiratory medicine by the setting in which infection is acquired: community-acquired pneumonia (including the healthcare-associated subcategory), hospital-acquired pneumonia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. It establishes that acquisition setting determines the likely causative organisms and susceptibility mechanism, and relates risk of each category to host factors such as age, prior viral infection, immune status, and comorbid chronic disease.
Classification of Pneumonia in Respiratory Medicine
This concept covers the classification of pneumonia in respiratory medicine by the setting in which infection is acquired: community-acquired pneumonia (including the healthcare-associated subcategor…