Application of ventilator associated events (VAE) in ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) notified in Brazil (IMPACTO MR PAV): a protocol for a cohort study BMJ Open Antimicrobial Resistance in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Predictive Microbiology and Evidence Based Therapy Infectious Diseases and Therapy Springer Nature Link Pneumonia Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Prevention The 2009 US CDC NHSN clinical surveillance definition for Download Table VAP Bundle Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP) is a lung infection that occurs in patients who are on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. A VAP bundle is a set of