Pneumonia hospitalar (não COVID-19)

Tratamento de adultos com pneumonia hospitalar e pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica[1]Kalil AC, Metersky ML, Klompas M, et al. Management of adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: 2016 clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 1;63(5):e61-111. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/5/e61.long http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27418577?tool=bestpractice.com ​

O diagnóstico de pneumonia hospitalar requer exames de imagem positivos associados a 2 de 3 características clínicas: Febre >38 °C (>100.4 °F), leucocitose ou leucopenia ou secreções purulentas.