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Table 2 Results of 100 000 stochastic HCW journeys from Patient A to Patient B for various levels of hand hygiene compliance, assuming mean values for p and p' of 0.10 and 0.40, respectively

From: How does healthcare worker hand hygiene behaviour impact upon the transmission of MRSA between patients?: an analysis using a Monte Carlo model

Hand hygiene compliance

Average probability of transmission between patients A and B

(Alcohol rub: γ = 0.83 with st. dev. = 0.1)

Standard deviation on probability data

(Alcohol rub: γ = 0.83)

Average probability of transmission between patients A and B

(Soap: γ = 0.58 with st. dev. = 0.1)

Standard deviation on probability data

(Soap: γ = 0.58)

0

0.0403

0.0049

0.0425

0.0039

10

0.0368

0.0056

0.0381

0.0039

20

0.0348

0.0045

0.0357

0.0039

30

0.0318

0.0035

0.0318

0.0023

40

0.0266

0.0041

0.0339

0.0039

50

0.0247

0.0041

0.0307

0.0039

60

0.0212

0.0018

0.0268

0.0039

70

0.0174

0.0022

0.0246

0.0015

80

0.0153

0.0015

0.0236

0.0031

90

0.0108

0.0012

0.0204

0.0021

100

0.0082

0.0011

0.0165

0.0021