Modelling the transmission dynamics of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Beijing Tongren hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-308

  Wang, J ^a   Wang, L ^b   Magal, P ^c   Wang, Y ^a   Zhuo, J ^a   Lu, X ^a   Ruan, S ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Mathematical modelling; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Transmission dynamics; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CHINA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 81055140149     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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