Another Look at HCAP

Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are rarely identified as causes of healthcare-associated pneumonia.

The 2005 guidelines on nosocomial pneumonia published by the American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America highlighted the concern that healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) could be caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and recommended the inclusion of empiric coverage for both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Researchers have now made use of national administrative data from the U.S. Veterans Health Administration from October 2001 through September 2012 to assess risk factors for HCAP due to MRSA or Pseudomonas.

Among 61,651 patients with HCAP, only 1156 (1.9%) and 641 (1.0%) had a discharge diagnosis of Pseudomonas or MRSA pneumonia, respectively; 10 additional pa…

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Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Another Look at HCAP

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