Table 2 Parameter estimation of the non-injection drug users using the reduced MRSA model (5) and the regional data obtained from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) [20]
From: Transmission dynamics for Methicilin-resistant Staphalococous areus with injection drug user
Variable | Large metro | Rural | Suburb |
|---|---|---|---|
β N | 0.2895 | 0.2015 | 0.1444 |
γ N | 0.2778 | 0.1874 | 0.1316 |
σ N | 0.7079 | 0.6670 | 0.6560 |