Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia
INTRODUCTION: While Staphylococcus aureus is an uncommon but serious cause of traditional community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is a predominant cause of nosocomial pneumonia in addition to the unique clinical entity of health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). A cohort of bacteremic S aureus pneumo...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: While Staphylococcus aureus is an uncommon but serious cause of traditional community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is a predominant cause of nosocomial pneumonia in addition to the unique clinical entity of health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). A cohort of bacteremic S aureus pneumonia cases was reviewed to determine the role of HCAP among the cohort, and to assess for differences between CAP and HCAP. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa9bf11d9a8343a29d95181dd8952aeb2025-02-03T00:58:59ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322007-01-0118318118810.1155/2007/136796Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus PneumoniaDuncan Webster0Linda Chui1Gregory J Tyrrell2Thomas J Marrie3Department of Medical Microbiology, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaProvincial Laboratory for Public Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaProvincial Laboratory for Public Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaINTRODUCTION: While Staphylococcus aureus is an uncommon but serious cause of traditional community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is a predominant cause of nosocomial pneumonia in addition to the unique clinical entity of health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP). A cohort of bacteremic S aureus pneumonia cases was reviewed to determine the role of HCAP among the cohort, and to assess for differences between CAP and HCAP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/136796 |
| spellingShingle | Duncan Webster Linda Chui Gregory J Tyrrell Thomas J Marrie Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia |
| title_full | Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia |
| title_fullStr | Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia |
| title_short | Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia |
| title_sort | health care associated staphylococcus aureus pneumonia |
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