Modelling of Healthcare Associated Infections: A study on the dynamics of pathogen transmission by using an individual-based approach

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-265

  Milazzo, L ^a   Bown, J L ^a   Eberst, A ^a   Phillips, G ^b   Crawford, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Healthcare Associated Infections; Infectious disease dynamics; Mathematical models

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL WARDS; INDIVIDUAL-BASED; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC APPROACH;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL BASED POPULATION MODEL; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80052854540     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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