Statistical characterisation of bacterial wild-type MIC value distributions and the determination of epidemiological cut-off values

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 418-425

  Turnidge, J ^a   Kahlmeter, G ^b   Kronvall, G ^c  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Distribution; Epidemiological cut off values; MICs; Modelling; Wild type MIC distributions

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DILUTION; HISTOGRAM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32644437364     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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