title: [Hospital-acquired respiratory infection].
abstract: Hospital-acquired respiratory infections are the most common and important complication in patients in hospital. Understanding the patients' conditions and backgrounds is the most important issue to predict or control the infections. There are so many pathogens not only bacteria but also mycobacteriums fungi, viruses, etc, which cause the hospital respiratory infection, therefore the diagnostic approach should be actively and diversity. Strong and pathogen targeted treatments are needed to control the infection. It's also important to complete the treatment as soon as possible with an appropriate evaluation, to prevent the increase of resistant pathogens or superinfections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School.
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niki
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents