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Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.

Question: Does empiric , broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy with an aggressive de-escalation strategy induce gram-negative pathogen resistance in ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Answer: In our SICU, early, empiric broad-spectrum VAP therapy followed by de-escalation to pathogen-specific agents did not alter antimicrobial resistance and is a valid practice. Further, our compliance with de-escalation practices was higher than published rates.
Output:
no