PURPOSE: To identify the causative bacteria, antibiotic sensitivity and antibiotic resistance in patients with ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in Upper Egypt METHODS: A multicentre prospective study was performed in Assiut, El-Minia and Sohag universities. Sampling was done for all patients including, sputum and /or tracheal aspirate for gram stain and culture, and serum sample for serology. The validated sputum as ... Read more