title: A statistical method to evaluate the reliability and reproducibility of a standardised technique for the conduct of antibiograms on two species of Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: Antibiograms are only as reliable as is permitted by the quality of the specimen, the reliability or reproducibility of the method used and the ability of the clinician to interpret the results. Non-standardised methods may give erroneous results. Some of these procedural effects were investigated by means of statistical analysis of variance to determine the effect on the reliability of the test. To ensure reliable and reproducible test results with antibiograms, it is imperative that the type of sensitivity test medium as well as the density of the inoculum of the test organisms be standardised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Venter
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents