Effects of isolation rooms on the prevalence of hospital acquired pneumonia in a respiratory ICU

BACKGROUND : The incidence of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) varies accord - ingtothetypeofintensivecareunits(ICUs). AIM : The aims of this study were to deter - mine the frequency of hospital acquired pneu - monia (HAP) and the effect of isolation rooms on the frequency of pneumonia in the ICU. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present in - vestigation was carried out between January 2004