Simple table for estimating confidence interval of discrepancy frequencies in microbiological safety evaluation

Publikation

Simple table for estimating confidence interval of discrepancy frequencies in microbiological safety evaluation

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.01.2004

Lamy Brigitte, Delignette-Muller Marie Laure, Baty Florent, Carret Gerard

Bereiche

Pneumologie und Schlafmedizin

PubMed

14706759

Zitation

Lamy B, Delignette-Muller M, Baty F, Carret G. Simple table for estimating confidence interval of discrepancy frequencies in microbiological safety evaluation. Journal of microbiological methods 2004; 56:137-9.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Journal of microbiological methods 2004; 56

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.01.2004

ISSN (Druck)

0167-7012

Seiten

137-9

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We provide a simple tool to determine discrepancies confidence interval (CI) in microbiology validation studies such as technical accuracy of a qualitative test result. This tool enables to determine exact confidence interval (binomial CI) from an observed frequency when normal approximation is inadequate, that is, in case of rare events. This tool has daily applications in microbiology and we are presenting an example of its application to antimicrobial susceptibility systems evaluation.