Table 1 Parameters and their default values
Parameter | Meaning | Default value |
|---|---|---|
N | Number of patients | 20 |
n' | Number of health care workers (HCWs) | 3 |
μ | Patient removal rate | 0.10 per day |
μ' | Handwashing rate | 14.0 per day |
λ' | Average efficacy of each handwashing event | 0.5 (i.e. 50%) |
γ | Detection rate of colonized patients | 0.10 per day |
σ | Proportion of admissions already colonized | 0.01 |
c | Patient-HCW contact rate | 5 per patient per HCW per day |
p | HCW-patient transmission probability (i.e. transmissibility) | 0.1 |
p' | Patient-HCW transmission probability (i.e. transmissibility) | 0.1 |
β | HCW-patient transmission rate (β = cp) | 0.5 |
β' | Patient-HCW transmission rate (β' = cp') | 0.5 |