Guiding Antibiotic Therapy with Machine Learning: Real-World Applications of a CDSS in Bacteremia Management

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Názov: Guiding Antibiotic Therapy with Machine Learning: Real-World Applications of a CDSS in Bacteremia Management
Autori: Juan Carlos Gómez de la Torre, Ari Frenkel, Carlos Chavez-Lencinas, Alicia Rendon, Yoshie Higuchi, Jose M. Vela-Ruiz, Jacob Calpey, Ryan Beaton, Isaac Elijah, Inbal Shachar, Everett Kim, Sofia Valencia Osorio, Jason James Lee, Gabrielle Grogan, Jessica Siegel, Stephanie Allman, Miguel Hueda-Zavaleta
Zdroj: Life, Vol 15, Iss 11, p 1756 (2025)
Informácie o vydavateľovi: MDPI AG
Rok vydania: 2025
Zbierka: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
Predmety: artificial intelligence, clinical decision support systems, bacteremia, antimicrobial stewardship, machine learning, Science
Popis: Bacteremia is a life-threatening condition contributing significantly to sepsis-related mortality worldwide. With delayed appropriate antibiotic therapy, mortality increases by 20% regardless of antimicrobial resistance. This study evaluated the perceived clinical utility of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) (OneChoice and OneChoice Fusion) among specialist physicians managing bacteremia cases. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 65 unique specialist physicians from multiple medical specialties who were presented with clinical vignettes describing patients with bacteremia and 90 corresponding AI-CDSS recommendations. Participants assessed the perceived helpfulness of AI decision-making, the impact of AI recommendations on their own clinical judgment, and the concordance between AI recommendations and their own clinical judgment, as well as the validity of changing therapy based on CDSS recommendations. The study encompassed a diverse range of bacterial pathogens, with Escherichia coli representing 38.7% of the isolates and 30% being extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers. Findings show that 97.8% [(95% CI: 92.2–99.7%)] of physicians reported that AI facilitated decision-making and substantial concordance (87.8% [95% CI: 79.2–93.7%; Cohen’s κ = 0.76]) between AI recommendations and physicians’ therapeutic recommendations. Stratification by pathogen revealed the highest concordance for Escherichia coli bacteremia (96.6%, 28/29 cases). Implementation analysis revealed a meaningful clinical impact, with 68.9% [(95% CI: 58.3–78.2%)] of cases resulting in AI-guided treatment modifications. These findings indicate that AI-powered CDSSs effectively bridge critical gaps in infectious disease expertise and antimicrobial stewardship, providing clinicians with evidence-based therapeutic recommendations that can be integrated into routine practice to optimize antibiotic selection, particularly in settings with limited access to infectious disease specialists. For ...
Druh dokumentu: article in journal/newspaper
Jazyk: English
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/11/1756; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729; https://doaj.org/article/e692140d2520409f82ea942efeda9623
DOI: 10.3390/life15111756
Dostupnosť: https://doi.org/10.3390/life15111756
https://doaj.org/article/e692140d2520409f82ea942efeda9623
Prístupové číslo: edsbas.7AFDBBDB
Databáza: BASE
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Abstrakt:Bacteremia is a life-threatening condition contributing significantly to sepsis-related mortality worldwide. With delayed appropriate antibiotic therapy, mortality increases by 20% regardless of antimicrobial resistance. This study evaluated the perceived clinical utility of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) (OneChoice and OneChoice Fusion) among specialist physicians managing bacteremia cases. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 65 unique specialist physicians from multiple medical specialties who were presented with clinical vignettes describing patients with bacteremia and 90 corresponding AI-CDSS recommendations. Participants assessed the perceived helpfulness of AI decision-making, the impact of AI recommendations on their own clinical judgment, and the concordance between AI recommendations and their own clinical judgment, as well as the validity of changing therapy based on CDSS recommendations. The study encompassed a diverse range of bacterial pathogens, with Escherichia coli representing 38.7% of the isolates and 30% being extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers. Findings show that 97.8% [(95% CI: 92.2–99.7%)] of physicians reported that AI facilitated decision-making and substantial concordance (87.8% [95% CI: 79.2–93.7%; Cohen’s κ = 0.76]) between AI recommendations and physicians’ therapeutic recommendations. Stratification by pathogen revealed the highest concordance for Escherichia coli bacteremia (96.6%, 28/29 cases). Implementation analysis revealed a meaningful clinical impact, with 68.9% [(95% CI: 58.3–78.2%)] of cases resulting in AI-guided treatment modifications. These findings indicate that AI-powered CDSSs effectively bridge critical gaps in infectious disease expertise and antimicrobial stewardship, providing clinicians with evidence-based therapeutic recommendations that can be integrated into routine practice to optimize antibiotic selection, particularly in settings with limited access to infectious disease specialists. For ...
DOI:10.3390/life15111756