Antimicrobial learning systems: an implementation blueprint for artificial intelligence to tackle antimicrobial

Alex Howard1, Stephen Aston1, Alessandro Gerada1

  • 1Department of Antimicrobial Pharmacodynamics and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.

The Lancet. Digital Health
|December 20, 2023
PubMed
Summary

This article provides a structured guide for integrating artificial intelligence into hospitals to better manage antibiotic use and combat drug-resistant infections, addressing the gap between theoretical model development and real-world clinical application.

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