A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern, exacerbated by antibiotic over-prescription. Here we show, using game theory, that reduction of over-prescription can be achieved by discretizing the clinical information given to physician, e.g., by decision support systems.

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Autores principales: Maya Diamant, Shoham Baruch, Eias Kassem, Khitam Muhsen, Dov Samet, Moshe Leshno, Uri Obolski
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/d0d3f17edf954ce6a898ee0ff40a1dad
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Sumario:Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern, exacerbated by antibiotic over-prescription. Here we show, using game theory, that reduction of over-prescription can be achieved by discretizing the clinical information given to physician, e.g., by decision support systems.