Selección antimicrobiana por una computadora. selección antimicrobiana por una computadora. Una evaluación a ciegas

JAMA
|September 21, 1979
PubMed
Resumen

El sistema informático MYCIN para el diagnóstico de la meningitis fue calificado como 65% aceptable por los expertos, superando a los especialistas humanos. Esta herramienta de apoyo a la decisión clínica identificó de manera eficiente los patógenos al tiempo que minimizó las recetas antimicrobianas.

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