Transmission dynamic of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a medical intensive care unit
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Methods A discrete time individual-based stochastic model was built and calibrated on the number of crosstransmissions obtained through prospective surveillance. Most of the input parameters were derived from locally-acquired data. After model fitting and sensitivity analysis, several screening and isolation policies were tested by simulating the number of crosstransmissions and isolation-days under various scenarios.
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011