Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;42(12):1500-1502. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1417. Epub 2021 Apr 29.
Misdiagnosis of bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients. We report a novel strategy of keyword abstraction from chest radiography transcripts that reliably identified patients with pneumonia misdiagnosis and opportunities for antibiotic discontinuation and/or de-escalation.
细菌性肺炎的误诊是导致住院患者不合理使用抗菌药物的主要原因。我们报告了一种从胸部 X 线摄影记录中提取关键词的新策略,该策略可可靠地识别出肺炎误诊的患者,并为停用和/或降级抗生素提供机会。