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AE = adverse event
BAT = best available therapy
CE = clinically evaluable
CEFT = ceftolozane
cMITT = clinically modified intent-to-treat
CRE = carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
ESBL = extended-spectrum beta-lactamase
HABP = hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia
HAP = hospital-acquired pneumonia
ICU = intensive care unit
ID = infectious disease
IV = intravenous
IMI/REL = imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam
KPC = Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase
LRT = lower respiratory tract
mITT = modified intention to treat
mMITT = microbiologic modified intent to treat
MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NP = nosocomial pneumonia
NV-ICUAP = non-ventilated intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia
PD = pharmacodynamics
PIP = piperacillin
PK = pharmacokinetics
SAE = serious adverse event
TAZO = tazobactam
TEAE = treatment-emergent adverse event
TOC = test-of-cure
VABP = ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia
VAP = ventilator-associated pneumonia
VHAP = ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia
WHO = World Health Organization
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