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Table 3 Assessment of undetected colonization

From: Assessing the role of undetected colonization and isolation precautions in reducing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureustransmission in intensive care units

Ward

Full model

No-background

Non-linear

 

p hidden

p wait

p hidden

p wait

p hidden

p wait

M1

16.5

(14.9, 18.2)

11.5

(10.6, 12.4)

16.6

(14.9, 18.2)

11.4

(10.5, 12.2)

16.4

(14.8, 18.1)

11.5%

(10.6, 12.3)

M2

10.5

(8.3, 13.2)

6.7

(5.6, 7.9)

10.8

(8.4, 13.7)

6.9

(5.8, 8.3)

10.4

(8.1, 13.3)

6.7

(5.5, 8.0)

GS1

13.8

(12.2, 15.5)

8.3

(7.6, 8.9)

13.9

(12.3, 15.6)

8.3

(7.6, 8.9)

13.9

(12.2, 15.5)

8.3

(7.5, 8.9)

GS2

17.3

(15.1, 19.8)

7.4

(6.6, 8.2)

17.3

(15.1, 19.6)

7.3

(6.6, 8.0)

17.4

(15.1, 19.7)

7.5

(6.7, 8.2)

SS1

9.6

(8.1, 11.2)

4.7

(4.4, 4.9)

9.9

(8.4, 11.6)

4.7

(4.4, 4.9)

9.6

(8.1, 11.2)

4.7

(4.4, 4.9)

SS2

10.7

(9.0, 12.7)

5.7

(5.4, 6.1)

10.9

(9.1, 13.0)

5.8

(5.4, 6.1)

10.7

(8.9, 12.8)

5.7

(5.4, 6.1)

SS3

15.6

(13.0, 18.4)

7.9

(6.9, 8.7)

16.2

(13.5, 18.9)

7.8

(6.9, 8.6)

15.5

(12.7, 18.3)

7.9

(6.9, 8.7)

SS4

19.8

(16.2, 23.3)

10.1

(8.7, 11.4)

20.7

(17.1, 24.3)

9.7

(8.4, 10.9)

19.8

(16.5, 23.3)

10.1

(8.6, 11.3)

  1. Note: Model estimates (95% credible intervals) of the mean percent of colonized-patient-days attributed to undetected colonized patients (p hidden ), and the mean percent of colonized-patient-days attributed to colonized patients who had been swabbed but were waiting for results (p wait ).