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Nosocomial Pneumonia

Eman Shebl  1 , Peter G. Gulick  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Nosocomial Pneumonia

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Nosocomial pneumonia or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or more after hospital admission and is not present at the time of admission. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represents a significant subset of HAP occurring in intensive care units (ICUs). It is defined as pneumonia that occurs more than 48 to 72 hours after tracheal intubation and is thought to affect 10% to 20% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Eman Shebl declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Peter Gulick declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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