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[Statistical methods for description of phenotypic susceptibility data].
Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift - 1 Jan 2000
Ruddat Inga, Kadlec Kristina, Schwarz Stefan, Kreienbrock Lothar
Abstract excerpt
This paper summarizes statistical methods to describe susceptibility data. A frequent data basis in resistance studies are minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs), measured for different antimicrobial agents. In the statistical context these (semi) quantitative MIC values are ordinal scaled. Therefore, they should be analysed with statistical tools appropriate for ordinal data. The resistance situation for each...
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