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## Background Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) has more similarities to nosocomial pneumonia than to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, there have only been a few epidemiological studies of HCAP in South Korea. We aimed to determine the differences between HCAP and CAP in terms of clinical features, pathogens, and outcomes, and to clarify approaches for initial antibiotic management. ## Methods We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 527 patients with HCAP or CAP who were hospitalized at Severance Hospital in South Korea between January and December 2008. ## Results Of these patients, 231 (43.8%) had HCAP, and 296 (56.2%) had CAP. Potentially drug-resistant (PDR) bacteria were more frequently isolated in HCAP than CAP (12.6% vs. 4.7%; __P__ = 0.001), especially in the low-risk group of the PSI classes (41.2% vs. 13.9%; __P__ = 0.027). In-hospital mortality was higher for HCAP than CAP patients (28.1% vs. 10.8%, __P__ < 0.001), especially in the low-risk group of PSI classes (16.4% vs. 3.1%; __P__ = 0.001). Moreover, tube feeding and prior hospitalization with antibiotic treatment within 90 days of pneumonia onset were significant risk factors for PDR pa

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Author

Ji Ye Jung; Moo Suk Park; Young Sam Kim; Byung Hoon Park; Se Kyu Kim; Joon Chang; Young Ae Kang

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2334)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)