title: Scenario 2: A patient with ventilator-associated 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 ventilator-associated 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: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology