Nosocomial Pneumonia
Rello, Jordi (Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, University Rovira i Virgili, Institut Pere Virgili, Tarragona, SPAIN)
Nosocomial pneumonia is the second most frequent hospital-acquired infection and the most common acquired infection in the intensive care unit. It can be caused by several different pathogens, and determining the most appropriate therapy is further complicated by a number of differential diagnoses - other disorders that mimic this disease, which can only be confirmed or excluded following laboratory tests. It therefore presents the clinician w...