Healthcare associated pneumonia (HAP) that includes ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the second most common Hospital acquired infection (HAI) only after urinary tract infection accounting for about 15-20% of HAIs. 39% of HAP is VAP. Mortality rate among patients with VAP ranges from 24-50%. Therefore, this study was undertaken with an aim to determine incidence, bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of VAP in a tertiary care hospital at Andhra Pradesh, India. | Incidence, bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of ventilator associated pneumonia in Andhra Pradesh, India
