title: Scenario 1: a patient with hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia--introduction to clinical trial design issues.
abstract: A prototypical patient is presented to introduce important design issues for clinical trials of antibacterials in the treatment of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Providence Portland Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA. david.gilbert@providence.org
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents