Probabilistic transmission models incorporating sequencing data for healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile outperform heuristic rules and identify strain-specific differences in transmission

Fitting stochastic transmission models to electronic patient data can offer detailed insights into the transmission of healthcare-associated infections and improve infection control. Pathogen whole-genome sequencing may improve the precision of model inferences, but computational constraints have li...

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Autori principali: Eyre, D, Laager, M, Walker, AS, Cooper, B, Wilson, D
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2021