title: Nosocomial pneumonia in the critical care unit.
abstract: Nosocomial pneumonia poses a major threat to the recovery of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. In addition, nosocomial pneumonia is often difficult to diagnose. This article examines the extent of the threat and some of the difficulties facing the critical care physician when diagnosing nosocomial pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest and Infectious Diseases, City Hospital Heckeshorn/Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lode
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schaberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raffenberg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mauch
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology