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Explainable AI for infection prevention and control: modeling CPE acquisition and patient outcomes in an Irish hospital with transformers

Pham, Minh-Khoi orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3211-9076, Mai, Tai Tan orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-6657-0872, Crane, Martin orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7598-3126 and Brennan, Rob et al. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8236-362X (2025) Explainable AI for infection prevention and control: modeling CPE acquisition and patient outcomes in an Irish hospital with transformers. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 25 (391). ISSN 1472-6947

Abstract
This study presents a robust and explainable AI framework for analyzing complex EMR data to identify key risk factors and predict CPE-related outcomes. Our findings underscore the superior performance of the Transformer models and highlight the importance of diverse clinical and network features. The transparent interpretability offered by our XAI approach provides actionable insights for infection prevention and control, paving the way for more targeted interventions and ultimately enhancing patient safety within acute healthcare settings.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Electronic medical records, Deep learning, Explainable AI, Transformers
Subjects:Computer Science > Artificial intelligence
Medical Sciences > Health
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Institutes and Centres > ADAPT
Publisher:BioMed Central Ltd.
Official URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-0...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:32462
Deposited On:24 Mar 2026 15:53 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 24 Mar 2026 15:53
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