Clinical Decision Support Systems for Antibiotic Prescribing: An Inventory of Current French Language Tools.

ABSTRACT: Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are increasingly being used by clinicians to support antibiotic decision making in infection management. However, coexisting CDSSs often target different types of physicians, infectious situations, and patient profiles. The objective of this study was to perform an up-to-date inventory of French language CDSSs currently used in community and hospital settings for antimicrobial prescribing and to describe their main characteristics. A literature search, a search among smartphone application stores, and an open discussion with antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) experts were conducted in order to identify available French language CDSSs. Any clinical decision support tool that provides a personalized recommendation based on a clinical situation and/or a

SUBMITTER: Durand C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8944435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature