{"title":"AI-Assisted Detection of Intracellular Bacteria in Peripheral Blood Granulocytes: A Case Report","authors":"Junma You, Hongsheng Zhang, Dan Zhou","doi":"10.1002/ccr3.70631","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Identifying intracellular bacteria in peripheral blood smears is of utmost importance for diagnosing bacteremia in patients. However, during the initial stages, manual microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears faces significant challenges in detecting these intracellular bacteria. Currently, the application of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled slide scanners has emerged as a transformative technology. By leveraging this advanced technology, the detection rate of this critical positive indicator can be significantly improved. This advancement is vital for the early treatment and prognosis of bacteremia patients and will notably optimize their clinical management.</p>","PeriodicalId":10327,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Case Reports","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ccr3.70631","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ccr3.70631","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Identifying intracellular bacteria in peripheral blood smears is of utmost importance for diagnosing bacteremia in patients. However, during the initial stages, manual microscopic examination of peripheral blood smears faces significant challenges in detecting these intracellular bacteria. Currently, the application of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled slide scanners has emerged as a transformative technology. By leveraging this advanced technology, the detection rate of this critical positive indicator can be significantly improved. This advancement is vital for the early treatment and prognosis of bacteremia patients and will notably optimize their clinical management.
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Clinical Case Reports is different from other case report journals. Our aim is to directly improve global health and increase clinical understanding using case reports to convey important best practice information. We welcome case reports from all areas of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Science and may include: -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates an important best practice teaching message -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates the appropriate use of an important clinical guideline or systematic review. As well as: -The management of novel or very uncommon diseases -A common disease presenting in an uncommon way -An uncommon disease masquerading as something more common -Cases which expand understanding of disease pathogenesis -Cases where the teaching point is based on an error -Cases which allow us to re-think established medical lore -Unreported adverse effects of interventions (drug, procedural, or other).