%0 Journal Article %T The current epidemiological landscape of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective observational study in China—study critique, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence rates, and pathogen distribution %A Salmon, Adrian A. %A Metersky, Mark L. %J Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! The current epidemiological landscape of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective observational study in China—study critique, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence rates, and pathogen distribution %K %X Among the nosocomial infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has an attributable mortality rate of approximately 10% (1). VAP incidence rates and its trends through time are essential metrics for the monitoring of the effectiveness of preventive strategies. In a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases , Xie et al ., have made a notable effort in reporting VAP epidemiological data from the China Critical Care Infection Surveillance (CRISIS) study (2). %U https://jeccm.amegroups.org/article/view/5136 %V 3 %P %@ 2521-3563