Title :
Seasonal pattern in the incidence of enterobacteria detected by multiple component rhythmometry
Author :
Hermida, R.C. ; Ayala, D.E. ; Camacho, I. ; Vásquez, E. ; Mojón, A. ; Arróyave, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Bioeng. & Chronobiology Labs., ETSI Telecommun. Univ., Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
Multiple component rhythmometry, a method that fits a model consisting of several significant cosine functions, was used to describe the nonsinusoidal seasonal pattern in the incidence of some common enterobacteria. Awareness of this predictable patterns may be important in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of bacteriological infections
Keywords :
physiological models; statistical analysis; bacteriological infections diagnosis; bacteriological infections prevention; bacteriological infections treatment; cosine functions; enterobacteria incidence; multiple component rhythmometry; nonsinusoidal seasonal pattern; Amplitude estimation; Biomedical engineering; Chronobiology; Diseases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Microorganisms; Rhythm; Telecommunication standards; Time series analysis; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579754
