Open AccessHospital-acquired pneumonia incidence and diagnosis in older patients
Author(s) -
Louise A. Burton,
Rosemary J. G. Price,
K. Barr,
Sean M. McAuley,
J. B. Allen,
Aoibhinn Clinton,
Gabby Phillips,
Charis Marwick,
Marion E. T. McMurdo,
Miles D. Witham
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv168
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pneumonia , pediatrics , emergency medicine , epidemiology , optics , physics
hospital-acquired pneumonia poses a hazard to older people who are hospitalised, yet few data exist on the incidence or risk factors in non-intensive care patients. This study aimed to determine the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in a sample of hospitalised older people.
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