title: Concerns regarding the methodology of the study entitled "Does de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia affect the likelihood of recurrent pneumonia or mortality in critically ill surgical patients?".
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015897:Comorbidity; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012107:Research Design; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents