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\name{as.mic}
\alias{as.mic}
\alias{mic}
\alias{NA_mic_}
\alias{is.mic}
\alias{droplevels.mic}
\title{Transform Input to Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC)}
\usage{
as.mic(x, na.rm = FALSE)

NA_mic_

is.mic(x)

\method{droplevels}{mic}(
  x,
  exclude = if (any(is.na(levels(x)))) NULL else NA,
  as.mic = FALSE,
  ...
)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{a \link{character} or \link{numeric} vector}

\item{na.rm}{a \link{logical} indicating whether missing values should be removed}

\item{exclude}{factor levels which should be excluded from the result even if present, see \link[base:droplevels]{droplevels()}}

\item{as.mic}{a \link{logical} to indicate whether the \verb{<mic>} class should be kept, defaults to \code{FALSE}}
}
\value{
Ordered \link{factor} with additional class \code{\link{mic}}, that in mathematical operations acts as decimal numbers. Bare in mind that the outcome of any mathematical operation on MICs will return a \link{numeric} value.
}
\description{
This transforms vectors to a new class \code{\link{mic}}, which treats the input as decimal numbers, while maintaining operators (such as ">=") and only allowing valid MIC values known to the field of (medical) microbiology.
}
\details{
To interpret MIC values as RSI values, use \code{\link[=as.rsi]{as.rsi()}} on MIC values. It supports guidelines from EUCAST (2011-2021) and CLSI (2010-2021).

This class for MIC values is a quite a special data type: formally it is an ordered \link{factor} with valid MIC values as \link{factor} levels (to make sure only valid MIC values are retained), but for any mathematical operation it acts as decimal numbers:\preformatted{x <- random_mic(10)
x
#> Class <mic>
#>  [1] 16     1      8      8      64     >=128  0.0625 32     32     16

is.factor(x)
#> [1] TRUE

x[1] * 2
#> [1] 32

median(x)
#> [1] 26
}

This makes it possible to maintain operators that often come with MIC values, such ">=" and "<=", even when filtering using \link{numeric} values in data analysis, e.g.:\preformatted{x[x > 4]
#> Class <mic>
#> [1] 16    8     8     64    >=128 32    32    16

df <- data.frame(x, hospital = "A")
subset(df, x > 4) # or with dplyr: df \%>\% filter(x > 4)
#>        x hospital
#> 1     16        A
#> 5     64        A
#> 6  >=128        A
#> 8     32        A
#> 9     32        A
#> 10    16        A
}

The following \link[=groupGeneric]{generic functions} are implemented for the MIC class: \code{!}, \code{!=}, \code{\%\%}, \code{\%/\%}, \code{&}, \code{*}, \code{+}, \code{-}, \code{/}, \code{<}, \code{<=}, \code{==}, \code{>}, \code{>=}, \code{^}, \code{|}, \code{\link[=abs]{abs()}}, \code{\link[=acos]{acos()}}, \code{\link[=acosh]{acosh()}}, \code{\link[=all]{all()}}, \code{\link[=any]{any()}}, \code{\link[=asin]{asin()}}, \code{\link[=asinh]{asinh()}}, \code{\link[=atan]{atan()}}, \code{\link[=atanh]{atanh()}}, \code{\link[=ceiling]{ceiling()}}, \code{\link[=cos]{cos()}}, \code{\link[=cosh]{cosh()}}, \code{\link[=cospi]{cospi()}}, \code{\link[=cummax]{cummax()}}, \code{\link[=cummin]{cummin()}}, \code{\link[=cumprod]{cumprod()}}, \code{\link[=cumsum]{cumsum()}}, \code{\link[=digamma]{digamma()}}, \code{\link[=exp]{exp()}}, \code{\link[=expm1]{expm1()}}, \code{\link[=floor]{floor()}}, \code{\link[=gamma]{gamma()}}, \code{\link[=lgamma]{lgamma()}}, \code{\link[=log]{log()}}, \code{\link[=log1p]{log1p()}}, \code{\link[=log2]{log2()}}, \code{\link[=log10]{log10()}}, \code{\link[=max]{max()}}, \code{\link[=mean]{mean()}}, \code{\link[=min]{min()}}, \code{\link[=prod]{prod()}}, \code{\link[=range]{range()}}, \code{\link[=round]{round()}}, \code{\link[=sign]{sign()}}, \code{\link[=signif]{signif()}}, \code{\link[=sin]{sin()}}, \code{\link[=sinh]{sinh()}}, \code{\link[=sinpi]{sinpi()}}, \code{\link[=sqrt]{sqrt()}}, \code{\link[=sum]{sum()}}, \code{\link[=tan]{tan()}}, \code{\link[=tanh]{tanh()}}, \code{\link[=tanpi]{tanpi()}}, \code{\link[=trigamma]{trigamma()}} and \code{\link[=trunc]{trunc()}}. Some functions of the \code{stats} package are also implemented: \code{\link[=median]{median()}}, \code{\link[=quantile]{quantile()}}, \code{\link[=mad]{mad()}}, \code{\link[=IQR]{IQR()}}, \code{\link[=fivenum]{fivenum()}}. Also, \code{\link[=boxplot.stats]{boxplot.stats()}} is supported. Since \code{\link[=sd]{sd()}} and \code{\link[=var]{var()}} are non-generic functions, these could not be extended. Use \code{\link[=mad]{mad()}} as an alternative, or use e.g. \code{sd(as.numeric(x))} where \code{x} is your vector of MIC values.

Using \code{\link[=as.double]{as.double()}} or \code{\link[=as.numeric]{as.numeric()}} on MIC values will remove the operators and return a numeric vector. Do \strong{not} use \code{\link[=as.integer]{as.integer()}} on MIC values as by the \R convention on \link{factor}s, it will return the index of the factor levels (which is often useless for regular users).

Use \code{\link[=droplevels]{droplevels()}} to drop unused levels. At default, it will return a plain factor. Use \code{droplevels(..., as.mic = TRUE)} to maintain the \verb{<mic>} class.

\code{NA_mic_} is a missing value of the new \verb{<mic>} class, analogous to e.g. base \R's \code{\link[base:NA]{NA_character_}}.
}
\section{Stable Lifecycle}{

\if{html}{\figure{lifecycle_stable.svg}{options: style=margin-bottom:"5"} \cr}
The \link[=lifecycle]{lifecycle} of this function is \strong{stable}. In a stable function, major changes are unlikely. This means that the unlying code will generally evolve by adding new arguments; removing arguments or changing the meaning of existing arguments will be avoided.

If the unlying code needs breaking changes, they will occur gradually. For example, an argument will be deprecated and first continue to work, but will emit a message informing you of the change. Next, typically after at least one newly released version on CRAN, the message will be transformed to an error.
}

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}

\examples{
mic_data <- as.mic(c(">=32", "1.0", "1", "1.00", 8, "<=0.128", "8", "16", "16"))
is.mic(mic_data)

# this can also coerce combined MIC/RSI values:
as.mic("<=0.002; S") # will return <=0.002

# mathematical processing treats MICs as [numeric] values
fivenum(mic_data)
quantile(mic_data)
all(mic_data < 512)

# interpret MIC values
as.rsi(x = as.mic(2),
       mo = as.mo("S. pneumoniae"),
       ab = "AMX",
       guideline = "EUCAST")
as.rsi(x = as.mic(4),
       mo = as.mo("S. pneumoniae"),
       ab = "AMX",
       guideline = "EUCAST")

# plot MIC values, see ?plot
plot(mic_data)
plot(mic_data, mo = "E. coli", ab = "cipro")
}
\seealso{
\code{\link[=as.rsi]{as.rsi()}}
}
\keyword{datasets}
