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Probable ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

Probable ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
VAC: ventilator-associated condition; IVAC: infection-related ventilator-associated complication; CFU: colony forming units.
* Same organism exclusions as noted for possible VAP.
Reproduced from: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Events. Device-associated Module: Ventilator-Associated Event Protocol, January 2014. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/acute-care-hospital/vae/ (Accessed August 22, 2014).
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