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  • Infectious Diseases
  • Health Systems Engineering

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  • Early broad-spectrum antimicrobial administration in sepsis is linked to better survival rates.
  • Mandated antibiotic timing has increased antimicrobial use, fueling global antimicrobial resistance.
  • This creates a tension between optimizing individual patient outcomes and preserving long-term antimicrobial effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To frame the "sepsis-antimicrobial stewardship tension" as a systems-level issue.
  • To review evidence on the heterogeneous benefits of early antibiotics in sepsis.
  • To explore how advanced diagnostics and AI can enable precision antimicrobial timing.

Main Methods:

  • Perspective piece analyzing the sepsis-antimicrobial stewardship tension.
  • Review of emerging evidence on early antibiotic benefits.
  • Discussion of diagnostic uncertainty, incentives, and guideline implementation.
  • Exploration of AI, machine learning, and host-response diagnostics.

Main Results:

  • Rigid quality metrics, like SEP-1, may inadvertently increase unnecessary antimicrobial use.
  • Heterogeneity exists in the benefits derived from early antibiotic administration in sepsis.
  • Advances in diagnostics and AI offer potential for risk-guided antimicrobial timing.

Conclusions:

  • Addressing the sepsis-antimicrobial stewardship tension requires a systems-level approach.
  • Precision diagnostics and AI can help balance immediate sepsis care with long-term antimicrobial stewardship.
  • Integrating these tools via health systems engineering is crucial for combating antimicrobial resistance.