The present article deals with Hospital Acquired Pneumonia posing a serious problem in the healthcare sector. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), or nosocomial pneumonia, is a lower respiratory infection that is not incubating at the time of hospital admission and that presents 48 hours after hospitalization. The sites of treatment and recovery have turned into sites for acquiring infections. You can also mention that we will discuss the precautions that can be taken to limit spread of such infestations.
According to WHO more than 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from Hospital Acquired Pneumonia with the mortality toll rising to 62%. HAP is most prevalent in medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs). The primary reason is not adopting infection control guidelines and Hygiene measures. A study conducted across 20 cities in India revealed that 10.4 per 1000 mechanical ventilators…
