title: Variables processing in expert system building: application to the aetiological diagnosis of infantile meningitis.
abstract: We describe a method for the analysis and quantitative synthesis of information in a clinical data file using as an example the aetiological diagnosis of infantile meningitis. The results obtained together with the qualitative knowledge of experts in the field have enabled an experimental system to be constructed. This is performing sufficiently well to be introduced into a hospital environment to assist young doctors facing an emergency situation.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Médicale Infantile, C.H.U. de Grenoble, La Tronche, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cremilleux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bucharles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Demongeot
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005103:Expert Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D012189:Retrospective Studies