Pharmacotherapy of

pulmonary disease
Pneumonia
is acute inflammation of the lungs caused by
infection
An estimated 2 to 3 million people in the US
develop pneumonia each year, of whom about
45,000 die. Pneumonia is the most common
fatal hospital-acquired infection and the most
common overall cause of death in developing
countries.

Classification of
pneumonia

Hospital-acquired pneumonia
(HAP)
develops at leastHAP
48 hincludes
after hospital admission.
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
postoperative pneumonia
pneumonia that develops in unventilated but
otherwise moderately or critically ill hospitalized
inpatientsIt
new category healthcare-associated pneumonia
(HCAP), which refers to pneumonia acquired by
patients in healthcare facilities such as chronic
care facilities, dialysis centers, and infusion
centers