Definition of hospital-acquired pneumonia and characteristics of guidelines in Japan.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia is defined as pneumonia that appears for the first time within 48 h of hospital admission. Special care is needed in treatment because of poor patient conditions, including the underlying disorder, immunocompetence and general status. The 2002 hospital-acquired pneumonia guidelines were reviewed, and the current revisions were made based on those findings with the aim of producing simple and practical guidelines. Differences are seen between hospital-acquired pneumonia in the USA and Japan, and hospital-acquired pneumonia treatment guidelines matched to circumstances in Japan were considered necessary.
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents