Utility of a real-time fluorescence imaging device in guiding antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infections
| Autor: | Yugal K Sharma, Devina Ganvir, Bhavika Shah, Jitendra S. Bhawalkar, Aayush Gupta, Sweety Darall, R.N. Misra, Shahzad Mirza, Preeti Kothari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class business.industry 030106 microbiology Antibiotics Surgical debridement Dermatology Skin infection Fluorescent imaging medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases medicine Antimicrobial stewardship business Intensive care medicine |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 88:509-514 |
| ISSN: | 0973-3922 0378-6323 |
| DOI: | 10.25259/ijdvl_856_19 |
| Popis: | The prescription of antibiotics empirically without confirmation of an infective etiology is on the rise. Administration of appropriate antibiotics can be guided by real-time fluorescence imaging using a point-of-care device. These composite images show the presence, type and the burden of infection. The time saved by this method over microbiological testing, especially in resource-poor settings, can lead to a paradigm shift in treatment by facilitating prompt and adequate antimicrobial therapy, surgical debridement as well as follow-up. Thumbnail sketches of a series of four cases highlighting different scenarios in which a fluorescent imaging device utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning was found useful is presented in this report. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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