Modeling nosocomial transmission of carbapenem-resistant bacteria

Patient acquisition of carbapenem resistant bacteria in hospitals is a serious problem that leads to adverse outcomes for infected patients. The most common carbapenem resistance mechanism in US hospitals is a mobile gene called Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), which can move between bacte...

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Published in:	2015 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium pp. 176 - 181
Main Authors:	Stern, Jeremy, Hewitt, Sam, Guilfoyle, Michael, Mishra, Chetan, Mathers, Amy, Lobo, Jennifer, Brown, Donald, Barnes, Laura
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 24-04-2015
Subjects:	carbapenemase Data models Hospitals Immune system Klebsiella pneumoniae logistic regression Logistics Microorganisms nosocomial infection Predictive models random forest Reservoirs
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