Pathogen transmission and clinic scheduling

Pathogen transmission and clinic scheduling

We developed a model of pathogen dissemination in the outpatient clinic that incorporates key kinetic aspects of the transmission process, as well as uncertainty regarding whether or not each incident patient is contagious. Assigning appointments late in the day to patients suspected of being infect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2006-01, Vol.12 (1), p.159-162
Hauptverfasser: Hotchkiss, John R, Strike, David G, Crooke, Philip S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Appointments and Schedules
computer simulation
Control
Disease transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - statistics & numerical data
Dispatch
Humans
infection control
Management
mathematical model
Medical appointments and schedules
Models, Biological
Outpatient clinic
Pathogenic microorganisms
Risk
Stochastic Processes
Uncertainty
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Zusammenfassung:We developed a model of pathogen dissemination in the outpatient clinic that incorporates key kinetic aspects of the transmission process, as well as uncertainty regarding whether or not each incident patient is contagious. Assigning appointments late in the day to patients suspected of being infectious should decrease pathogen dissemination.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1201.050349