()? is a lung infection that can cause serious health complications, especially in patients with weakened immune systems. When a patient is Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia HKMJ Common Pathogens in HAP VAP PharmacyLibrary Strategies in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia Diego J. Maselli, Marcos I. Restrepo, 2011 Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of pneumonia that develops at least 48 hours after a patient was intubated and placed on the mechanical ventilator. It's a preventable lung infection that can Full article: The pathogenesis of ventilator associated pneumonia: old and new mechanisms