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. 2024;19(17):1439-1444.
doi: 10.1080/17460913.2024.2400853. Epub 2024 Sep 30.

Synthetic data: how could it be used in infectious disease research?

Styliani-Christina Fragkouli  1   2 , Dhwani Solanki  3 , Leyla J Castro  3 , Fotis E Psomopoulos  2 , Núria Queralt-Rosinach  4 , Davide Cirillo  5 , Lisa C Crossman  6   7
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Synthetic data: how could it be used in infectious disease research?

Styliani-Christina Fragkouli et al. Future Microbiol. 2024.
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Keywords: bacteria; deep learning; healthcare; infection; infectious disease; machine learning; microbiology; synthetic data.

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The authors have no competing interests or relevant affiliations with any organization or entity with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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