An Agent-based Simulation Model for Clostridium difficile Infection Control

Conclusion. We develop a generalized ABM for CDI control that can be customized and further expanded to specific institutions and/or scenarios. Additionally, we estimate transition probabilities for a Markov model of natural CDI progression in a patient through calibration.

Source: Medical Decision Making - January 14, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Codella, J., Safdar, N., Heffernan, R., Alagoz, O. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research