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VAP
(redirected from Ventilator-associated pneumonia)

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VAPVentilator-Associated Pneumonia
VAPValue-Added Process
VAPVoting-Age Population
VAPVignette Application Portal (software)
VAPVoluntary Action Program
VAPVertical Auto Profile
VAPVirtual Access Point
VAPVisiting Assistant Professor
VAPVolunteer Achievement Program (Credit Union National Association)
VAPVaccine Action Program
VAPAverage Path Velocity
VAPValue Added Provider
VAPVientiane Action Plan
VAPHeavy Photographic Squadron (US Navy aviation unit designation used from 1956 to 1971)
VAPValue Added Partnership
VAPVillage Action Plan (UK)
VAPVoluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
VAPVISA Access Point
VAPVenous Access Port (medical device)
VAPVeterinary Acupuncture
VAPVindicat Atque Polit
VAPHeavy Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (US Navy aviation unit designation used from 1956 to 1971)
VAPPhotographic Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) (US Navy Aviation unit designation used from 1956 to 1971)
VAPVaccine Associated Paralysis
VAPVerification and Acceptance Program
VAPVery Annoying Person
VAPVolume Arrival Profile (US Postal Service)
VAPVulnerability Assessment Procedure (DCAA)
VAPVector Adaptive Predictive Coding
VAPVisual Aid Panel (dry erase whiteboard)
VAPVirtual Advisory Panel
VAPVirtual Assembly Program


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Of particular concern was the subsequent detection of MRSA ST398 not only in outpatients but also in inpatients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in the same hospital unit at about the same time (Table).
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