NosoSim: An agent-based model of nosocomial pathogens circulation in hospitals

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2245-2252

  Temime, Laura ^a   Kardas Sloma, Lidia ^a   Opatowski, Lulla ^b,c   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b,d,e   Boëllef, Pierre Yves ^b,f,g   Guillemot, Didier ^b,c,h,i  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^g HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

ⁱ RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Hospital; MRSA; Nosocomial infections; VRE

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; CONTROL STRATEGIES; HEALTH CARE WORKERS; MRSA; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; NOSOCOMIAL PATHOGENS; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; SIMULATION PARAMETERS;

PATHOGENS;

EID: 78650287060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2010.04.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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