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This study was carried out in the intensive care units (ICUs) of a tertiary care hospital to assess the profile of pathogens and to determine the pattern of antimicrobial resistance.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n This was a retrospective study of clinically suspected cases of VAP. Over a three year period, a total of 247 cases in 2011, 297 in 2012 and 303 in 2013 admitted in ICUs on mechanical ventilation with clinical evidence of VAP were included in our study. The endotracheal aspirate samples from these suspected cases were subjected to quantitative culture technique, and colony count of \u2265105<\/jats:sup> colony forming units\/ml was considered significant. Antimicrobial susceptibility test for the isolates was done.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n VAP rates of 44.1, 43.8 and 26.3 were seen in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. In all the three years, non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli were the predominant organisms, followed by Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic> spp. and Klebsiella<\/jats:italic> spp. Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> exhibited a downwards trend in prevalence from 50.0 per cent in 2011 to 34.9 per cent in 2013. An increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci was seen from 4.3 per cent in 2012 to 8.3 per cent in 2013, while methicillin resistance amongst the S. aureus<\/jats:italic> crossed the 50 per cent mark in 2013. An increasing trend in resistance was shown by Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic> spp. for piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ), amikacin and imipenem (IPM). For the non-fermenters, resistance frequency remained very high except for IPM (33.1%) and polymyxin-B (2.4%).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Our findings show VAP as an important problem in the ICU setting. The incidence of multidrug-resistant pathogens was on the rise. 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