Simulation models for transmission of health care–associated infection: A systematic review

I Megiddo, S Howick - American journal of infection control, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a global health burden because of
their significant impact on patient health and health care systems. Mechanistic simulation …

A review of epidemiological models of Clostridioides difficile transmission and control (2009–2021)

C Lanzas, M Jara, R Tucker, S Curtis… - Anaerobe, 2022 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea and one of the most
common healthcare-acquired infections worldwide. We performed a systematic search and …

Comparing intervention strategies for reducing Clostridioides difficile transmission in acute healthcare settings: an agent-based modeling study

B Stephenson, C Lanzas, S Lenhart, E Ponce… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common healthcare
infections. Common strategies aiming at controlling CDI include antibiotic stewardship …

Bone metastasis treatment modeling via optimal control

A Camacho, S Jerez - Journal of mathematical biology, 2019 - Springer
Metastatic disease is a lethal stage of cancer progression. It is characterized by the spread
of aberrant cells from a primary tumor to distant tissues like the bone. Several treatments are …

Applying optimization algorithms to tuberculosis antibiotic treatment regimens

JM Cicchese, E Pienaar, DE Kirschner… - Cellular and molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB), one of the most common infectious diseases, requires
treatment with multiple antibiotics taken over at least 6 months. This long treatment often …

Optimal control of environmental cleaning and antibiotic prescription in an epidemiological model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in hospitals

Q Huang, X Huo, S Ruan - Mathematical biosciences, 2019 - Elsevier
We consider a deterministic model of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
in hospitals with seasonal oscillations of the antibiotic prescription rate. The model …

Agent-based modeling of C. difficile spread in hospitals: assessing contribution of high-touch vs. Low-touch surfaces and inoculations' containment Impact

S Abdidizaji, AK Yalabadi, M Yazdani-Jahromi… - Conference of the …, 2023 - Springer
Health issues and pandemics remain paramount concerns in the contemporary era.
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) stands out as a critical healthcare-associated infection …

Dynamics of a stochastic hepatitis C virus system with host immunity.

T Feng, Z Qiu, X Meng - Discrete & Continuous Dynamical …, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
In this paper, stochastic differential equations that model the dynamics of a hepatitis C virus
are derived from a system of ordinary differential equations. The stochastic model …

Applying optimal control theory to a spatial simulation model of sudden oak death: ongoing surveillance protects tanoak while conserving biodiversity

EH Bussell, NJ Cunniffe - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sudden oak death has devastated tree populations across California. However,
management might still slow disease spread at local scales. We demonstrate how to …

Mathematically modeling the effect of touch frequency on the environmental transmission of Clostridioides difficile in healthcare settings

CJ Sulyok, L Fox, H Ritchie, C Lanzas, S Lenhart… - Mathematical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile, formerly Clostridium difficile, is the leading cause of infectious
diarrhea and one of the most common healthcare acquired infections in United States …