What is pneumonia?
何為肺炎?
何為肺炎?
Pneumonia is defined as inflammation
and consolidation of lung
tissue induced by infectious microbes.
• When the onset of symptoms
and signs of this disease
is before or within 48 h after admission, it is
• considered as
community-acquired, (CAP), in contrary to hospital-acquired pneumonia
•
肺炎乃經由傳染病菌及病毒引致，使肺部氣泡組織發炎，在入院前或入院後的48
小時內發生的肺炎病徵，即可界定為「區內感染的肺炎」(Community-acquired,
CAP)，過後則界定為「醫院內感染的肺炎」(Hospital-acquired)。