From: Antibiotic control of antibiotic resistance in hospitals: a simulation study
Intervention (changes in hospital protocol) | Percent of Infected Patients at Equilibrium |
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Standard Parameters* | 52.8 |
Reduce transmission (βS0) by a factor of two | 37.3 |
Reduce the term of stay of uncolonized patients (1/CU) by a factor of two | 60.8 |
Reduce the term of stay of infected patients (1/CS0) by a factor of two | 44.7 |
Reduce the input of colonized patients entering the hospital (eS) by a factor of two | 43.3 |
Treat 50% of colonized patients with an antibiotic (f = 0.5) - no resistance | 21.4 |