Modeling Nosocomial Transmission of Rotavirus in Pediatric Wards

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1413-1442

  Kribs Zaleta, Christopher M ^a,b   Jusot, Jean François ^c   Vanhems, Philippe ^a,d   Charles, Sandrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Nosocomial infections; Preventive measures; Rotavirus; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 79956160422     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-010-9570-z     Document Type: Article

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