Panel Gives Mixed Reviews To Using Single Trial For Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Executive Summary
The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee's failure to agree on a preferred approval pathway for antibiotics to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia opens the door for FDA to offer several options to industry.
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