Open AccessModeling Regional Transmission and Containment of a Healthcare-associated Multidrug-resistant Organism
Author(s) -
Prabasaj Paul,
Rachel B. Slayton,
Alexander J. Kallen,
Maroya Spalding Walters,
John A. Jernigan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz248
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , infection control , medicaid , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , interquartile range , outbreak , interim , emergency medicine , health care , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing , engineering , archaeology , virology , electrical engineering , economics , history , economic growth
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published interim guidance for a public health response to contain novel or targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). We assessed the impact of implementing the strategy in a US state using a mathematical model.