Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Neurocritical Patients: The Hidden Dialog of Brain and Infection 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 Pneumonien: Von der CAP zur VAP Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology