Age > 18 years
Patients mechanically ventilated (> 48 h)
Pulmonary infection due to Acinetobacter spp. as the first episode
Presence of systemic, radiological, clinical/pulmonary, and microbiological findings indicating VAP [13]
Empirical antibiotic therapy should have been started
Written consent should be obtained either from the patient or from her/his close relatives
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