Medical Definition of Hospital acquired pneumonia

1. A type of pneumonia that is caused by bacteria contracted during a hospitalisation. These hospital-acquired infections tend to be more difficult to treat due to the bacteria's relative resistance to common forms of antibiotic therapy. Risk of nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection is a major determinant when a physician decides whether or not the risks outweigh the benefits concerning necessity for hospitalisation. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

hosing
hosings
hosp
hospice
hospice care
hospices
hospitability
hospitable
hospitableness
hospitably
hospitage
hospital
hospital-patient relations
hospital-physician joint ventures
hospital-physician relations
hospital acquired pneumonia (current term)
hospital administration
hospital administrators
hospital attendant
hospital auxiliaries
hospital bed
hospital bed capacity
hospital care
hospital chaplain
hospital charges
hospital communication systems
hospital corner
hospital corners
hospital costs
hospital departments

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