Issue Date: May 1, 2018
Issued by: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Topic(s): Clinical – Antimicrobial
Status: Final

Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment

The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). Specifically, this guidance addresses the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) current thinking regarding the overall development program and clinical trial designs for drugs to support an indication for the treatment of cIAI.

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