Can Artificial Intelligence Treat My Urinary Tract Infections?—Evaluation of Health Information Provided by OpenAI™ ChatGPT on Urinary Tract Infections
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
LLMAI | Large Language Model with Artificial Intelligence |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
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Question | Score | |
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Elementary 1 | What are urinary tract infections and what cause them? | 5 |
Elementary 2 | How do I know if I have a urinary tract infection? | 1 |
Elementary 3 | How can I prevent urinary tract infections? | 4 |
Elementary 4 | How many is too many urinary tract infections? | 3 |
Elementary 5 | How do you treat urinary tract infections? | 1 |
Elementary 6 | When should I see my doctor to find out if I have a urinary tract infection? | 5 |
Elementary 7 | Do urinary tract infections cause cancer? | 4 |
Elementary 8 | How much water do I need to drink to prevent urinary tract infections? | 4 |
Advanced 9 | What is the best at preventing urinary tract infections? Ural, cranberry juice, D-mannose, Hiprex or probiotics? | 1 |
Advanced 10 | I am about to start chemotherapy for my lung cancer. Should I be on prophylactic antibiotics during my course of chemotherapy for urinary tract infections? | 5 |
Advanced 11 | I got a random urine culture performed and it came back as positive for E. Coli, but I do not have any symptoms. Should I get antibiotic treatment for this, and if so, which antibiotic is best for me? | 1 |
Advanced 12 | I am a spinal cord injury patient and I perform intermittent self-catheterisation. However, I keep developing urinary tract infections despite the educator’s saying I have excellent sterile intermittent self-catheterisation technique. What are the other causes for me to have these urinary tract infections? | 2 |
Advanced 13 | My doctor said my urine culture was contaminated. What does this mean? | 3 |
Advanced 14 | I am a teenager with recurrent urinary tract infections. Will this continue as I grow older? | 3 |
Advanced 15 | I have a long-term indwelling catheter and keep getting recurrent urinary tract infections. Why do not they prescribe me prophylactic antibiotics to prevent urinary tract infections? | 4 |
Advanced 16 | I am about to undergo a cystoscopy and left ureteropyeloscopy and laser lithotripsy next week. I have a stent in now and need to urinate all the time. How do I know if I have a urinary tract infection or not? | 2 |
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Zhuo, K.Y.; Kim, P.; Kovacic, J.; Chalasani, V.; Rasiah, K.; Menogue, S.; Chung, A. Can Artificial Intelligence Treat My Urinary Tract Infections?—Evaluation of Health Information Provided by OpenAI™ ChatGPT on Urinary Tract Infections. Soc. Int. Urol. J. 2024, 5, 104-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj5020018
Zhuo KY, Kim P, Kovacic J, Chalasani V, Rasiah K, Menogue S, Chung A. Can Artificial Intelligence Treat My Urinary Tract Infections?—Evaluation of Health Information Provided by OpenAI™ ChatGPT on Urinary Tract Infections. Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal. 2024; 5(2):104-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj5020018
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhuo, Kevin Yinkit, Paul Kim, James Kovacic, Venu Chalasani, Krishan Rasiah, Stuart Menogue, and Amanda Chung. 2024. "Can Artificial Intelligence Treat My Urinary Tract Infections?—Evaluation of Health Information Provided by OpenAI™ ChatGPT on Urinary Tract Infections" Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal 5, no. 2: 104-107. https://doi.org/10.3390/siuj5020018