Mathematical modeling of severe acute respiratory syndrome nosocomial transmission in Japan: The dynamics of incident cases and prevalent cases

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 823-832

  Fukutome, Ayako ^a,b   Watashi, Koichi ^c,d   Kawakami, Norito ^e   Ishikawa, Hirofumi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nosocomial transmission; SARS; Simulation; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WARD;

EID: 34548862572     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03978.x     Document Type: Article

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