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

hospitalises
hospitalising
hospitalism
hospitalities
hospitality
hospitalization
hospitalization
hospitalization insurance
hospitalize
hospitalize
hospitalized
hospitalizes
hospitalizing
hospitals
hospitals
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 costs
hospital departments
hospital design and construction
hospital distribution systems

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