Posted 2/2/2024, 11:54:00 AM
Machine Learning Model Predicts COVID-19 Patients' Risk of Secondary Infections
- University of Queensland researchers used machine learning to predict risk of secondary bacterial infections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
- The technique can help detect whether antibiotic use is critical for these patients
- It analyzed blood samples from COVID-19 patients in 6 countries using a method called LASSO
- It identified 7 genes that predict risk of secondary respiratory infections in 24 hours
- The gene analysis and machine learning can inform clinicians' decisions about antibiotic use