2024年1月26日 · Throughout this activity, participants focus on the nuances of community-acquired pneumonia evaluation and treatment. Learners gain the knowledge and skills necessary for early diagnosis and timely determination of the appropriate level of care—crucial factors in enhancing patient outcomes.

2022年9月26日 · Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): CAP refers to pneumonia you develop outside a hospital setting. , HAP occurs if you fall ill with pneumonia 48 hours or more after your...

2024年11月12日 · Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The clinical presentation of CAP varies, ranging from mild pneumonia characterized by fever and productive cough to severe pneumonia characterized by respiratory distress and sepsis.

2025年3月27日 · Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infectious diseases and is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Typical...

2024年8月19日 · Pneumonia is inflamed or swollen lung tissue due to infection with a germ. This article covers community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This type of pneumonia is found in people who have not recently been in the hospital or another health …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia (any of several lung diseases) contracted by a person outside of the healthcare system. In contrast, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is seen in patients who have recently visited a …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common acute infections requiring admission to hospital. The main causative pathogens of CAP are Streptococcus pneumoniae, influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and the dominant risk factors are age, smoking and comorbidities.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for the treatment of CAP recommend that sputum GS/CS be obtained for hospitalized patients, especially those at risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas infectious and those who received intravenous antibiotics within 90 days prior to admission ...

Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is pneumonia acquired outside a hospital or long-term care facility. By contrast, hospital acquired pneumonia is pneumonia developing 48 hours after admission. The incidence of CAP in the UK is 5–11 per …

2023年8月16日 · CAP is an acute lung infection that causes 1.5 million hospitalizations in the United States each year. Most outpatients with mild CAP can be treated empirically without diagnostic testing for...