Ventilator associated pneumonia: mechanisms, an appraisal of current therapies and the role for inhaled antibiotics in prevention and treatment Respiratory Medicine VATICAN (Ventilator Associated Tracheobronchitis Initiative to Conduct Antibiotic Evaluation): protocol for a multicenter randomized open label trial of watchful waiting versus antimicrobial therapy for ventilator associated tracheobronchitis Today's Topic: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) VAP is a type of pneumonia that develops 48 hours or more after intubation and mechanical ventilation. Why It Happens: Bacteria enter the The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology