A stochastic model of nosocomial epidemics in hospital intensive care units

• Main Authors: Cameron Browne, Min Wang, Glenn Webb
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Szeged 2017-01-01
• Series: Electronic Journal of Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations
• Subjects: stochastic differential equation; nosocomial infection; asymptotic behavior
• Online Access: http://www.math.u-szeged.hu/ejqtde/periodica.html?periodica=1&paramtipus_ertek=publication&param_ertek=5365
• ISSN: 1417-3875; 1417-3875

A stochastic differential equation model is developed to portray an epidemic of antibiotic resistant infections in a hospital intensive care unit. The dynamical behaviors of the solutions of this model are analyzed and numerical simulations are given to illustrate the dynamics of the solutions.