Evaluating Short Versus Prolonged Course of Antibiotic Therapy in Adult Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Due to Non-lactose-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli

Rachid Douglas-Louis, John Cerenzio, Justin Andrade, Department of Pharmacy, NYC Health , Kings County, Department of Pharmacotherapy, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Touro College of Pharmacy

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Published online on May 07, 2026

Abstract

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Although the 2016 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases of America (ATS/IDSA) guidelines recommend a 7-day antibiotic course for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), recent trials have challenged this recommendation, ...