Health-care-associated pneumonia is primarily due to aspiration pneumonia.
Teramoto
Shinji
S
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: shinjit-tky@umin.ac.jp.
Kawashima
Masahiro
M
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Komiya
Kosaku
K
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoji
Shunsuke
S
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
D000367:Age Factors; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology