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Background: A working definition of nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is that of a new pulmonary infiltrate that occurs after one week of hospitalization and that resembles a bacterial pneumonia on the chest radiograph. Although most patients have fever and leukocytosis, these findings are not uniformly present nor are they a requisite for the presumptive diagnosis of NP.
"(Synonyms: GBS, Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome, Landry's ascending paralysis, acute idiopathic polyneuritis, infectious polyneuritis, acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy)
While Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is relatively rare, affecting one in 100,000 people, Mayo Clinic has extensive experience in treating the disorder among all ages. Because Guillain-Barré progresses so rapidly and can be life threatening, early medical treatment is critical. While most people recover from even the most severe cases; the length and degree of recovery varies. About 5 to 15 percent have serious, lifelong disabilities.″
