Using Machine Learning to Predict Bacteremia in Febrile Children Presented to the Emergency Department

Blood culture is frequently used to detect bacteremia in febrile children. However, a high rate of negative or false-positive blood culture results is common at the pediatric emergency department (PED). The aim of this study was to use machine learning to build a model that could predict bacteremia...

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Main Authors: Chih-Min Tsai, Chun-Hung Richard Lin, Huan Zhang, I-Min Chiu, Chi-Yung Cheng, Hong-Ren Yu, Ying-Hsien Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/5/307