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• Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Pneumonia that develops after a patient is placed on a ventilator is called a ventilator-associated pneumonia.

  Washington State Department of Health - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  Cite Definition for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). (n.d.). Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). www.doh.wa.gov. Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)." Healthcare Associated Infections Glossary. Washington State Department of Health. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap.

• A type of pneumonia (infection of the lungs) that develops after a patient is placed on a ventilator.

  Georgia Department of Public Health - Cite This Source - This Definition
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  Cite Definition for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). (n.d.). Glossary of HAI Terms. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). dph.georgia.gov. Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)." Glossary of HAI Terms. Georgia Department of Public Health. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-vap.

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