Table 5 Simulated HMO transmissions potential of a colonised nurse in a hospital ward under various assumed transmission rates and hand hygiene compliance levels
Transmission probability  (P) | HHC (λ) | RO1: Minutes spent colonised (SD) | RO2: Contacts (SD) | RO3: People contacted (SD) | RO4: Room transitions (SD) | RO5: Expected transmissions (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.05 | 0.05 | 98.40 (73.43) | 83.13 (70.69) | 17.41 (13.65) | 23.09 (22.03) | 3.36 (2.79) |
0.005 | 0.05 | 101.60 (76.20) | 83.46 (69.22) | 17.76 (13.50) | 24.03 (22.84) | 0.41 (0.34) |
0.0005 | 0.05 | 98.27 (75.87) | 80.56 (69.54) | 17.01 (13.59) | 22.66 (21.80) | 0.04 (0.03) |
0.05 | 0.25 | 25.24 (26.29) | 21.51 (26.53) | 4.21 (4.30) | 4.66 (4.11) | 0.86 (1.01) |
0.005 | 0.25 | 25.91 (25.68) | 22.11 (26.83) | 4.36 (4.27) | 4.73 (4.08) | 0.11 (0.13) |
0.0005 | 0.25 | 25.87 (26.09) | 22.76 (28.74) | 4.53 (4.97) | 4.78 (4.40) | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.05 | 0.5 | 13.68 (13.29) | 12.85 (17.51) | 2.42 (2.67) | 2.50 (2.00) | 0.51 (0.65) |
0.005 | 0.5 | 13.53 (12.79) | 12.68 (17.13) | 2.37 (2.38) | 2.41 (1.76) | 0.06 (0.08) |
0.0005 | 0.5 | 13.01 (13.73) | 13.08 (20.20) | 2.37 (2.43) | 2.36 (1.81) | 0.01 (0.01) |
0.05 | 0.75 | 9.16 (9.06) | 9.43 (14.00) | 1.75 (1.79) | 1.66 (1.04) | 0.36 (0.49) |
0.005 | 0.75 | 9.12 (8.97) | 9.38 (14.08) | 1.68 (1.73) | 1.64 (1.04) | 0.04 (0.07) |
0.0005 | 0.75 | 9.12 (8.88) | 9.39 (14.54) | 1.71 (1.73) | 1.66 (1.02) | 0.00 (0.01) |
0.05 | 0.95 | 7.34 (6.86) | 8.23 (12.66) | 1.43 (1.47) | 1.32 (0.65) | 0.31 (0.46) |
0.005 | 0.95 | 7.12 (6.71) | 8.21 (12.64) | 1.47 (1.50) | 1.27 (0.62) | 0.04 (0.06) |
0.0005 | 0.95 | 7.26 (6.79) | 8.57 (13.51) | 1.50 (1.50) | 1.29 (0.64) | 0.00 (0.01) |