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New horizons in hospital acquired pneumonia in older people
<span class="paragraphSection"><div class="boxTitle">Abstract</div>Approximately 1.5% of hospital patients develop hospital acquired pneumonia. Aspiration is the major risk factor for pneumonia and is associated with reduced ability to mechanically clear respiratory pathogens into the stomach. Currently non-invasive methods of diagnosing hospital acquired pneumonia are less robust than invasive methods, and lead to over-diagnosis. Accurate diagnosis is key to surveillance, prevention and treatment of HAP, and also to improving outcomes; newer imaging modalities such as phase contrast X-ray imaging and nan...
Source: Age and Ageing - February 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
