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. 2021 Apr;27(2):168-171.
doi: 10.4258/hir.2021.27.2.168. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Artificial Intelligence: The New Alexander Fleming

Zaki Almallah  1 , Rania El-Lababidi  2 , Farah Shamout  3 , Daniel John Doyle  4
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Artificial Intelligence: The New Alexander Fleming

Zaki Almallah et al. Healthc Inform Res. 2021 Apr.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
An example of an expert system rule pertaining to microbiology. This rule considers three organism-related factors (Gram stain, morphology, and conformation) to produce a conclusion that is probabilistic rather than certain. Example derived from Johnson L, Keravnou ET. Expert systems technology: a guide. Cambridge (MA): Abacus Press; 1985.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Illustration of some of the known mechanisms of antibiotic action. These include the inhibition of cell wall biosynthesis, inhibition of nucleic acid metabolism and repair, and protein synthesis inhibition, in addition to cell membrane disruption. Adapted from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antibiotics_Mechanisms_of_action.png.
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