- Definition: Community-acquired pneumonia
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lung. Pneumonia acquired outside of hospital is referred to as community-acquired pneumonia. Recently a further subdivision of this condition (healthcare associated pneumonia) has been devised because of differences in the organisms likely to cause true community-acquired pneumonia and that acquired in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.
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