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What are the most common organisms causing hospital acquired pneumonia ?

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Date Posted: 2016/02/05
Muzaffarali Nissar Ahamed Shaikh
by Muzaffarali Nissar Ahamed Shaikh , male nurse , K.L.E’s Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital, Belgaum.

Most common organisms isolated from respiratory specimens of patients known or suspected to have HAP are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcal aureus and Enterobacteriaceae (especially Klebsiella, E. coli and Enterobacter spp.)

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by Deleted user

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common organism causing hospital acquired pneumonia 

 

Mohamed Alaa
by Mohamed Alaa , Clinical pharmacist , Al ahrar general hospital

Staph aureus ,klebsiella, pseudomonas aeroginosa

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by Deleted user

P aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, and klebsiella pneumoniae

Jobin Mathew
by Jobin Mathew , STAFF NURSE , M.L BAHETI HOSPITAL

klebsilla pneumonae due to prolonged ventilation

kim hillary
by kim hillary , Manager clinical operation and quality , Manzil Home Health

Staphylococcus Aureus / P. aeruginosa

JANANAYAKI ANJALU
by JANANAYAKI ANJALU , Nurses , MIOT International hospitals and SRMC Hospitals

It develops at least 48h after hospital admission... The most common pathogens are gram-negative bacilli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Timothy Escusa
by Timothy Escusa , Registered Nurse OPD , Medcare Hospital

48 hours after admission, hospital-acquired pneumonia may be acquired from gram-negative bacilli such as Staphylococcus aureus.

Carl Michael Lumboy
by Carl Michael Lumboy , Technical Engineering Coordinator , Rentokil-Boecker Public Health Company

staphylococcus and pseudomonas bacteria

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by Deleted user

Common organisms: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, E. Coli, S. marcescene

Less common organisms: Legionella species, Viral Pneumonia

 

Unusual causes: Enterobacter, Staph. aureus

Chaithanya Beenakumari
by Chaithanya Beenakumari , Staff Nurse-Long Term Care Unit , Gama Hospital ( Astoon Medical Services Co. Ltd )

Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S aureus(MRSAKlebsiella

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