Silver Book Fact
Mortality rate from hospital-acquired pneumonia
The mortality rate for hospital-acquired pneumonia ranges from 38% to more than 70%.
Laessig K. End Points in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and/or Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Clinical Trials: Food and Drug Administration perspective. Clin Infect Dis. 2010; 181(6): 1897-905. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/51/Supplement_1/S117.full