Incorporating time postinoculation into a dose-response model of Yersinia pestis in mice

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 727-735

  Huang, Y ^a   Bartrand, T A ^a   Haas, C N ^a   Weir, M H ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chi squared; Dose response model; Maximum likelihood estimation; Mice; Plague; Survival; Time postinoculation; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DECISION MAKING; MAMMALS;

CHI-SQUARED; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; EXPOSED TO; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MOUSE; PLAGUE; SURVIVAL; TIME DEPENDENT; TIME POSTINOCULATION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INOCULATION; MODELING; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 68849097564     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04248.x     Document Type: Article

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