Community acquired pneumonia?

CAP is…: An infection of the lung(s) in a person not recently hospitalized/in a nursing home/in a rehab facility. Microbes involved in cap tend to be less virulent than those acquired in hospitals. Most common is streptococcus; atypicals (walking pneumonia) include legionella, mycoplasma, & chlamydophila. Viruses common in infants & kids. Pneumocystis seen in immunocompromised.

CAP: The name given to pneumonia which is contracted while a person is dwelling in the community- outside the hospital. As opposed to hap - hospital acquired pneumonia, vap - ventilator associated pneumonia, etc.

Common type of bugs: Community aquired pneumonia means just that, "normal" types of organisms that cause pnuemonia, as apposed to hospital aquired pneunomia which is often caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. Pneumonia is an infection in your lungs.

Gotten outside hosp: Community aquired pneumnonia is a term used by doctors to decribe pneumonia in those who have not been in a hospital recently. Patients in the hospital are exposed and pick up germs, and can get pneumonia with bacteria that do not typically cause pneumonia in others. Cap is a pneumonia that can be aquired by anyone. Symptoms are similar, the bacteria responsible & thus antibiotic selection differs.