From VAP to VAE: Implications of the New CDC Definitions on a Burn Intensive Care Unit Population Vap Full Form Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a serious lung infection that occurs in patients on mechanical ventilation for over 48 hours. It is often caused by bacteria entering the lungs through What is VAP? (Ventilator Associated Pneumonia) Medical Definition Guideline for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of paediatric ventilator associated pneumonia Reducing ventilator associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care unit using VAP prevention Bundle: a cohort study BMC Infectious Diseases Springer Nature Link