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Community acquired pneumonia & Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia & Hospital Acquired Pneumonia 
 
 
What qualifies as CAP? 
-ambulatory/outpatients (outside of a healthcare setting) 
-patients who are NOT residents of nursing homes or other long term facilities 
-diagnosed if present within 48hrs of a hospital admission 
What percent of cases is an unidentifiable cause of CAP? 
40-60% 
What bacteria accounts for 2/3 of CAP isolates? 
S pneumoniae 
What is the most common viral infection that progresses into CAP PNA? 
Influenza 
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