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This timely reference provides the latest information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nosocomial pneumonia, including risk factors, diagnostic tests used to make the definitive diagnosis, likely pathogens, and the most effective treatment options. Contains guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia-emphasizing selected high-risk pathogens!Written by leading authorities in the field, Nosocomial Pneumoniacompares bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, and fungal pneumonias and defines hospital-acquired pneumonias through aspiration and contiguous spread, gastric colonization a.