Time to Antibiotics or Time to Effective Antimicrobial Therapy?

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The distinction between time to first antibiotic administration and time to effective antimicrobial therapy is critical for evaluating clinical outcomes in infectious diseases. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Tirlangi Praveen Kumar; Nitin Gupta

doi:10.1093/cid/ciag565

September 11, 2026Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Time to Antibiotics or Time to Effective Antimicrobial Therapy?

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Key Points

Evaluate whether clinical outcomes depend primarily on the rapid administration of any empirical antibiotic or the timely delivery of pathogen-directed, effective antimicrobial therapy.
Critical perspectives commentary addressing infectious disease clinical management paradigms and timing metrics.
Evaluation of treatment delivery intervals relative to pathogen susceptibility profiles.
Administering inappropriate or ineffective antimicrobials swiftly yields minimal clinical benefit compared to timely pathogen-matched therapy.
Clinical protocols require balancing rapid empirical intervention in critical illness with tailored stewardship to prevent resistance and therapy mismatch.

Implication

Editorial evaluates outcomes surrounding rapid empirical antibiotic delivery versus targeted therapy in severe infection, highlighting the critical priority of microbial coverage over mere speed.

Abstract

Praveen Kumar Tirlangi, Nitin Gupta; Time to Antibiotics or Time to Effective Antimicrobial Therapy?, Clinical Infectious Diseases, , ciag565, https://doi.

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Kumar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3bf0926e14a848b2ef8 https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciag565

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