Limitations of Registration Trials for Nosocomial Pneumonia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Kollef, Marin H; Micek, Scott T
- Source
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dec2021, Vol. 73 Issue 11, pe4549-e4551. 3p.
- Subject
- *PNEUMONIA
*DRUG efficacy
*SERIAL publications
*NOSOCOMIAL infections
*VENTILATOR-associated pneumonia
*PATIENT safety
*ANTIBIOTICS
*IMIPENEM
*PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
The article offers information on trials for treatment of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP). It mentions need to identify both the safety and efficacy of the new antimicrobial agent within clinically important patient groupings related to disease severity, causative pathogens, and study drug clearance.