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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d0d3f17edf954ce6a898ee0ff40a1dad2021-12-02T14:03:40ZA game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse10.1038/s41467-021-21088-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/d0d3f17edf954ce6a898ee0ff40a1dad2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21088-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Antibiotic 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.Maya DiamantShoham BaruchEias KassemKhitam MuhsenDov SametMoshe LeshnoUri ObolskiNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Khitam Muhsen
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Moshe Leshno
Uri Obolski
A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
description 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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author Maya Diamant
Shoham Baruch
Eias Kassem
Khitam Muhsen
Dov Samet
Moshe Leshno
Uri Obolski
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Shoham Baruch
Eias Kassem
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title A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
title_short A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
title_full A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
title_fullStr A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
title_full_unstemmed A game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
title_sort game theoretic approach reveals that discretizing clinical information can reduce antibiotic misuse
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publishDate 2021
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