Table 1 Parameters and their default values.
From: Antibiotic control of antibiotic resistance in hospitals: a simulation study
Symbol | Description | Value in Simulations |
|---|---|---|
eS | Proportion colonized with sensitive bacteria among patients entering the hospital | 0.40 |
eR | Proportion colonized with resistant bacteria among patients entering the hospital | 0.0 - 0.2 |
β S0 | Transmission rate of sensitive bacteria from an untreated patient | 0.007 |
β S1 | Transmission rate of sensitive bacteria from a patient treated with drug 1 | 0.007 |
β S2 | Transmission rate of sensitive bacteria from a patient treated with drug 2 | 0.007 |
β R0 | Transmission rate of resistant bacteria from an untreated patient | 0.007 |
β R1 | Transmission rate of resistant bacteria from a patient treated with drug 1 | 0.007 |
β R2 | Transmission rate of resistant bacteria from a patient treated with drug 2 | 0.007 |
f S | Rate of initiating treatment with drug 1 for a patient in | varies |
f R | Rate of initiating treatment with drug 1 for a patient in | varies |
sw S | Rate of switching to drug 2 for a patient in | varies |
sw R | Rate of switching to drug 2 for a patient in | varies |
x | Rate of clearance for patients who are not treated or are treated with an ineffective drug | 0.10 |
v | Additional rate of clearance for patients who are treated with an effective drug | 0.50 |
c U | Rate of exiting hospital for patients in U. | 0.20 |
C S | Rate of exiting hospital for patients in S. | 0.10 |
C R | Rate of exiting hospital for patients in R. | 0.10 |