학술논문

A Cloudy Crystal Ball: Critically Assessing and Rethinking the Antibiogram.
Document Type
Article
Source
Clinical Infectious Diseases. Dec2023, Vol. 77 Issue 11, p1501-1503. 3p.
Subject
*PREVENTIVE medicine
*VETERANS' hospitals
*COMMUNICABLE diseases
*PREDICTIVE tests
*ANTI-infective agents
*ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
*RISK assessment
*COMMUNITY-acquired infections
*DRUG resistance in microorganisms
*MICROBIAL sensitivity tests
Language
ISSN
1058-4838
Abstract
The article focuses on critically assessing and rethinking the utility of antibiograms in guiding antimicrobial prescribing decisions, highlighting challenges in their interpretation and applicability, and discussing the need for innovative approaches, such as enhanced antibiograms and machine learning, to improve their predictive accuracy and clinical relevance.