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Text: : Independent risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia were male gender (odds ratio = 1. 97, 95 % confidence interval = 1. 32-2. 95) ; SOFA at intensive care unit admission (< 3 [reference value], 3-4 [2. 57, 1. 39-4. 77], 5-8 [7. 37, 4. 24-12. 81], > 8 [5. 81 (3. 2-10. 52)], no use within 48 hrs after intensive care unit admission of parenteral nutrition (2. 29, 1. 52-3. 45), no broad-spectrum antimicrobials (2. 11, 1. 46-3. 06) ; and mechanical ventilation duration (< 5 days () ; 5-7 days (17. 55, 4. 01-76. 85) ; 7-15 days (53. 01, 12. 74-220. 56) ; > 15 days (225. 6, 54. 3-936. 7).