title: Nosocomial pneumonia.
abstract: Nosocomial pneumonias are a particularly problematic group of infections. The pathogenesis of these pneumonias, including mechanisms of colonization and pulmonary defense mechanisms, is discussed. An approach to the hospitalized patient with fever and infiltrates, based on the clinical setting, the nature of the host defense defect, the radiographic findings, and the results of invasive diagnostic procedures, is presented. Antimicrobial agents available to treat patients with nosocomial pneumonia are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Toews
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents