Prospective Multicenter Study of Pathogen Distributions in Early-Onset and Late-Onset Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in China

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is among the most common of nosocomial infections and is associated with prolonged hospitalizations, increased medical expenses, and increased mortality (1, 2).…

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