nonsusceptibility

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ susceptibility

Noun[edit]

nonsusceptibility (uncountable)

  1. The quality of not being susceptible.
    • 2015, Nora Chea et al., “Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae”, in Emerging Infectious Diseases[1], volume 21, →DOI:
      Because we limited our isolates to those with nonsusceptibility to a carbapenem and could only calculate sFN and sTN screening results, we could not determine the specificity, sensitivity, or negative predictive value of a definition.