Neumonía adquirida en el hospital
La neumonía que se adquiere en el hospital es una infección muy grave porque los mecanismos de defensa del paciente, por lo general, están afectados por la enfermedad y los organismos infecciosos son más peligrosos que los que comúnmente se encuentran en la comunidad.
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Last reviewed 2/26/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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