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The organisms most often implicated are bacteria; viral etiology is infrequent.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims:<\/jats:title>\n The study aims at reviewing lung pathology at autopsy in mechanically ventilated children admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to assess the incidence of viral ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Setting and Design:<\/jats:title>\n Retrospective analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Among the 275 children who had been autopsied, 13 who had been admitted in the PICU satisfied the criteria for VAP. These cases were analyzed on the basis of clinical data and pulmonary pathology. Depending on the overall histology, the cases were classified as being viral or bacterial in etiology. 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