Gregor Gunčar, Matjaž Kukar, Tim Smole, Sašo Moškon, Tomaž Vovko, Simon Podnar, Peter Černelč, Miran Brvar, Mateja Notar, Manca Köster, Marjeta Tušek Jelenc, Žiga Osterc, Marko Notar
The growing threat of antibiotic resistance necessitates accurate differentiation between bacterial and viral infections for proper antibiotic administration. In this study, a Virus vs. Bacteria machine learning model was developed to distinguish between these infection types using 16 routine blood test results, C-reactive protein concentration (CRP), biological sex, and age. With a dataset of 44,120 cases from a single medical center, the model achieved an accuracy of 82.2 %, a sensitivity of 79.7 %, a specificity of 84...
April 30, 2024: Heliyon