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Fabio Del Ben1, Giacomo Da Col2, Doriana Cobârzan2

  • 1CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.

概括

这项研究引入了一种透明的决策树模型,用于在培养之前选阴性尿样,从而减少实验室的工作量和成本. 这种可解释的方法增强了对临床微生物学环境的信任和实施.

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