Bacterial persistence: Mathematical modeling and optimal treatment strategy

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3502-3507

  Cooper, Nicholas G ^a   Julius, A Agung ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; GENETIC MUTATIONS; INFINITE TIME HORIZON; MINIMIZING THE NUMBER OF; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY; OPTIMAL TREATMENT; PERSISTER CELLS; POPULATION SIZES;

BACTERIA;

EID: 80053157919     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/acc.2011.5991194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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