Use of an Untrained Large Language Model for Antibiotic Prescription in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Primary Care Settings: A Study From the Italian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The development of artificial intelligence systems is revolutionizing many fields of medicine, but specific studies are still missing in pediatrics. In our study, we showed that an untrained free-to-use large language model provided reliable responses regarding antibiotic prescription for 13 primary-care scenarios of pediatric infections.
Institutions: University of Bologna, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Palermo, Ospedale Regina Margherita, University of Turin, University of Naples Federico II
Language: English
Subfield: Health Informatics
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4410340861