New Entity in Community Acquired Lung Infection

Authors

  • Nazim H Bokhari Professor of Pulmonology Shaikh Zayed Federal PGMI Lahore

Keywords:

Lung Infection, Pneumonia, ICU.

Abstract

Pneumonia is conveniently classified as community acquired pneumonia (CAP)  and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP).When signs and symptoms of infection appear 72 hours after hospitalization, it is defined as HAP. Pneumonia acquired during ICU stay or while on mechanical ventilation (VAP) are specific subtypes of HAP

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Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

Bokhari, N. H. (2015). New Entity in Community Acquired Lung Infection. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 15(3), 01–02. Retrieved from https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/314

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Editorial