Hospital-acquired pneumonia ( HAP ), also known as nosocomial pneumonia ( NP ) is an infection of lung parenchyma that may occur in hospitalized patients who do not require mechanical ventilation. HAP is the most common hospital-borne infection that is responsible for death in critically ill patients.
On the other hand, ventilator-associated pneumonia ( VAP ) is a type of HAP that develops in patients who are under mechanical ventilation and is the most frequent hospital-acquired infection in intensive care units. Let’s take the following quiz on HAP and VAP.
