Healthcare-associated pneumonia in the emergency department

Ellen M Slaven; Jairo I Santanilla; Peter M DeBlieux

doi:10.1055/s-0028-1119808

Healthcare-associated pneumonia in the emergency department

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Feb;30(1):46-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1119808. Epub 2009 Feb 6.

Authors

Ellen M Slaven¹, Jairo I Santanilla, Peter M DeBlieux

Affiliation

¹ Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. eslave@lsuhsc.edu

PMID: 19199186
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1119808

Abstract

Emergency medicine clinicians frequently diagnose and treat patients with pneumonia. The recent recognition of healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) mandates that emergency medicine clinicians remain current and able to distinguish this from community-acquired pneumonia. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of HCAP from the perspective of the emergency medicine clinician.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
Cross Infection / diagnosis*
Cross Infection / drug therapy
Cross Infection / microbiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Emergency Medicine / methods*
Emergency Medicine / standards
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pneumonia / diagnosis*
Pneumonia / drug therapy
Pneumonia / microbiology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents