Figure 2.

Length of stay for MRSA, MSSA, and Gram-negative infections. Patients with MRSA (20 days) or Gram-negative (18 days) related VAP had a longer overall median LOS than did patients with MSSA-related (15 days) VAP. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; LOS, length of stay; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia.