Epidemiologic Methods

Rapid assessment of antimicrobial resistance prevalence using a Lot Quality Assurance sampling approach

AIM: Increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires rapid surveillance tools, such as Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS). MATERIALS & METHODS: LQAS classifies AMR as high or low based on set parameters. We compared classifications with the …

Prevalence of tuberculous infection and incidence of tuberculosis: a re-assessment of the Styblo rule

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of the fixed mathematical relationship between the annual risk of tuberculous infection (ARTI), the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) and the incidence of smear-positive TB specified as the Styblo …