Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of
the most commonly encountered hospital-acquired
infections seen in the critical care setting and can be
linked to several adverse clinical outcomes. Defined
by the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as pneumonia occurring 48 h after the
initiation of mechanical ventilation, VAP is associated
with increased rates of multidrug-resistant infections,
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increased antibiotic use,