Assessing ChatGPT's theoretical knowledge and prescriptive accuracy in bacterial infections: a comparative study with infectious diseases residents and specialists.

Journal: Infection
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Advancements in Artificial Intelligence(AI) have made platforms like ChatGPT increasingly relevant in medicine. This study assesses ChatGPT's utility in addressing bacterial infection-related questions and antibiogram-based clinical cases.

Authors

  • Andrea De Vito
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari, Italy. Electronic address: andreadevitoaho@gmail.com.
  • Nicholas Geremia
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venice, Italy; Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ospedale Civile S.S. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy.
  • Andrea Marino
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specializzazione (ARNAS), Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Davide Fiore Bavaro
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Infectious Diseases Unit - Department of Biomedical Sciences - Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
  • Giorgia Caruana
    Infectious Diseases Service, Cantonal Hospital of Sion and Institut Central des Hôpitaux (ICH), Sion, Switzerland.
  • Marianna Meschiari
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy.
  • Agnese Colpani
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari, Italy.
  • Maria Mazzitelli
    Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Vincenzo Scaglione
    Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
  • Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
  • Vito Fiore
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
  • Marco Fois
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
  • Edoardo Campanella
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Eugenia Pistarà
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Matteo Faltoni
    Respiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Nunnari
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specializzazione (ARNAS), Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
  • Annamaria Cattelan
    e Infectious and Tropical Diseases , Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Padova , Padova , Italy.
  • Cristina Mussini
    Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria of Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Michele Bartoletti
    Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Infectious Diseases Unit - Department of Biomedical Sciences - Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
  • Luigi Angelo Vaira
    Maxillofacial Surgery Operative Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
  • Giordano Madeddu
    Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, Sassari, Italy.