title: Drug-recommendation system for patients with infectious diseases.
abstract: We developed a decision support system that helps doctors select appropriate first-line drugs. The system classifies patients' abilities to protect themselves from infectious diseases as a risk level for infection. In an evaluation of the prototype system, the risk level it determined correlated with the decisions of specialists. The system is very effective and convenient for doctors to use.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Hidekatsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitsuyama
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kunishima
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanemitsu
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaku
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans