Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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Department of Microbiology, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK; Department of Microbiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Department of Infection, Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK; Department of Intensive Care, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK; Department of Public Health, North Durham Strategic Health Authority, Earls House, Durham, UK; Department of Microbiology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK; Department of Radiology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; Department of Health, London, UK; Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Respiratory Medicine Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK; Infection Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK; Health Protection Agency, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough St, Bristol, UK; University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Comment on: Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK: Report of the Working Party on Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
These evidence-based guidelines have been produced after a systematic literature review of a range of issues involving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Prevention is structured into sections addressing general issues, equipment, patient procedures and the environment, whereas in treatment, the structure addresses the use of antimicrobials in prevention a...
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