Strategies to Prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Neonates Clinics in Perinatology The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit Journal of Perinatology 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 Ventilator associated pneumonia: pathobiological heterogeneity and diagnostic challenges Nature Communications