title: Some simple nosocomial disease transmission models.
abstract: The SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 drew attention to nosocomial disease transmission as many of the disease cases were transmitted through hospital staff and visitors. Various types of model have been proposed to describe this, including metapopulation models. We formulate and analyze a simple compartmental model with heterogeneous mixing to describe nosocomial transmission and determine the reproduction number and final size relation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada, brauer@math.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brauer
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D058872:Epidemics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D008954:Models, Biological; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data