An increasing prevalence of pneumonia caused by drug-resistant pathogens (DRPs) has been identifi ed. The 2005 American Thoracic Society (ATS)/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines proposed the health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) model in order to identify an increased risk of DRPs in patients coming from the community. These patients are known to have a worse prognosis, mostly due to poor functional status and treatment restrictions. New useful scores have been developed to help physicians in predicting DRPs. This manuscript is a review of currently published literature concerning the impact of CAP caused by DRPs and the different predictive models available.

Drug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia / A. Uranga, M.I. Restrepo, J.D. Chalmers, F. Blasi, S. Aliberti. - In: COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. - ISSN 2225-6482. - 2:4(2015), pp. 123-130. [10.4103/2225-6482.172654]

Drug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia

F. Blasi;S. Aliberti
2015

Abstract

An increasing prevalence of pneumonia caused by drug-resistant pathogens (DRPs) has been identifi ed. The 2005 American Thoracic Society (ATS)/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines proposed the health care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) model in order to identify an increased risk of DRPs in patients coming from the community. These patients are known to have a worse prognosis, mostly due to poor functional status and treatment restrictions. New useful scores have been developed to help physicians in predicting DRPs. This manuscript is a review of currently published literature concerning the impact of CAP caused by DRPs and the different predictive models available.
community-acquired pneumonia; drug-resistant pathogens; health care associated pneumonia
Settore MED/10 - Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio
2015
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