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title: "CAP (Community acquired pneumonia) vs HAP (Hospitalized acquired pneumonia)"  
description: "CAP refers to community acquired pneumonia cause by bacteria, viruses & fungi and HAP refers to hospital acquired pneumonia that occurs during hospitalization."  
author: "Himanshi Gupta"  
published: 2023-09-27  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2680/cap-community-acquired-pneumonia-vs-hap-hospitalized-acquired-pneumonia  
category: "medical"  
tags: ["Both the diseases can lead to many serious health chronic issues."]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# CAP (Community acquired pneumonia) vs HAP (Hospitalized acquired pneumonia)

![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/6cc699c7-e55a-4b30-935a-bd13c107240f.jpeg) CAP vs HAP ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/991c758c-a7a3-46c5-95df-34d77d0827aa.jpeg) CAP (Community acquires pneumonia) is an infection that is caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi. ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/a6fb02cb-3991-4546-8f28-29baad258550.jpeg) Onset of CAP: Symptoms manifest in non-hospitalized individuals within the community. ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/9557395c-1863-4172-8ddd-f5144bd2bda5.jpeg) Causes of CAP: Streptococcus pneumonia, haemophilus influenza and viruses like influenza. ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/684cbf85-d853-40f0-8408-acc3f4bf65f8.jpeg) HAP (Hospitalized acquired pneumonia) also known as nosocomial pneumonia that occurs during hospitalization, typically for 48 hours or more. ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/3d882f27-b662-4b70-a96e-797c9129a530.jpeg) Onset of HAP: Symptoms develop while the patient is in the hospital for another condition. ![CAP Community acquired pneumonia vs HAP Hospitalized acquired pneumonia](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d2fd44c-a316-4237-901c-1babadbae672/images/aa9c4920-9565-48b3-881f-0dab99d10590.jpeg) Causes of HAP: Methicillin resistant, staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and other multidrug resistant.

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