{"id":554,"date":"2021-12-02T05:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T05:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefatlossninja.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2021-12-02T05:42:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T05:42:45","slug":"hospital-acquired-pneumonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefatlossninja.com\/hospital-acquired-pneumonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered that staying in a hospital may also bring disease to you. You may get infected due to microbes in the hospital. One of the illnesses is pneumonia. So today, we shall see what is hospital-acquired <\/em>pneumonia <\/em><\/a>and how is it spread? <\/em><\/p>\n

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is the infection of your lungs, mainly occurring due to staying in a hospital<\/a>. <\/em>It may also include postoperative pneumonia<\/em>. The patients who are not receiving mechanical ventilation may become susceptible to this type of pneumonia.<\/p>\n

Hospital-acquired pneumonia <\/a>is the most common cause of nosocomial infections<\/em> and also a primary reason for deaths in intensive care units (ICUs) <\/em><\/p>\n

There are many terms associated with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP), which includes:<\/p>\n