Pathogens bacterial nosocomial pneumonia

Table 2 Selected Pathogens Commonly Associated with Bacterial Nosocomial Pneumonia Classified by Time of Onset...

Table 7 Selected Antimicrobial Agents in the Therapy of Bacterial Pathogens of Nosocomial Pneumonia with Acquisition Costs ...

Rarely, a percutaneous or open lung biopsy is required to establish the presence of a bacterial pathogen in nosocomial pneumonia. However, these invasive procedures are more helpful for establishing nonbacterial agents such... 

Isolation of a bacterial pathogen from the blood of a child who has a nosocomial pneumonia when it is identical to the bacteria isolated from the lower respiratory tract usually confirms this organism to be the agent responsible for the nosocomial pneumonia. However, only approximately 2% to 5% of patients with nosocomial bacterial pneumonia have positive blood cultures (67). 

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