Pathogen Transmission and Clinic Scheduling

Hotchkiss, John R.; Strike, David G.; Crooke, Philip S.

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Pathogen Transmission and Clinic Scheduling

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Jan 2006
By Hotchkiss, John R. ; Strike, David G. ; Crooke, Philip S.

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Hotchkiss, John R. ; Strike, David G. ; Crooke, Philip S.
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Ambulatory Care Facilities Appointments And Schedules Computer Simulation Disease Transmission, Infectious Dispatch Humans Infection Control Mathematical Model Models, Biological Outpatient Clinic Risk Stochastic Processes Uncertainty
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(1):159-162.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

12
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:38abd2f14cbb0c2e83fcae7410cd2de5ebb254149c4bcdb29ced9a3c7585e923
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15890/cdc_15890_DS1.pdf
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