There is growing interest in exploiting the advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) for improving and monitoring antimicrobial prescriptions in line with antimicrobial stewardship principles. Against this background, the concept...
IMPORTANCE: Comparisons of antimicrobial use among hospitals are difficult to interpret owing to variations in patient case mix. Risk-adjustment strategies incorporating larger numbers of variables haves been proposed as a method to improve compariso...
BACKGROUND: The over-use of antibiotics in clinical domains is causing an alarming increase in bacterial resistance, thus endangering their effectiveness as regards the treatment of highly recurring severe infectious diseases. Whilst Clinical Guideli...
AIMS: Analysis and tracking of antimicrobial utilization (AU) are crucial in antimicrobial stewardship efforts which are used to find effective interventions for controlling antimicrobial resistance. In antimicrobial stewardship, standard risk adjust...
BACKGROUND: Currently there is an incomplete understanding of antimicrobial usage patterns in veterinary clinics in Australia, but such knowledge is critical for the successful implementation and monitoring of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
The journal of applied laboratory medicine
Nov 20, 2018
BACKGROUND: Currently it can take up to 5 days to rule out bloodstream infection. With the low yield of blood cultures (approximately 10%), a significant number of patients are potentially exposed to inappropriate therapy that can lead to adverse eve...
The journal of applied laboratory medicine
Sep 19, 2018
BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a well-established marker for bacterial infection. Recently the US Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of this biomarker to guide clinical decisions for antibiotic treatment in patients with lower...
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Nov 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: The significant advancements in the development of syndromic panel testing for infectious diseases have brought about a paradigm shift in the clinical microbiology laboratory and the practices of Infectious Diseases Physicians. Due to the...
OBJECTIVES: The growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has underscored the urgent need for robust antimicrobial stewardship programs (AMS). Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have emerged as promising tools to support...
The International journal of pharmacy practice
Jul 24, 2025
OBJECTIVES: Prioritization of patients requiring pharmaceutical intervention is critical given limited resources. Data from pharmacy software could be used to target patients. This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to describe the method impl...
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