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Pathogen transmission and clinic scheduling.

John R Hotchkiss·David G Strike·Philip S Crooke
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We developed a model of pathogen dissemination in the outpatient clinic that incorporates key kinetic aspects of the transmission process, as well as uncertainty regarding whether or not each incident patient is contagious. Assigning appointments late in the day to patients suspected of being infectious should decrease pathogen dissemination.

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Ambulatory Care FacilitiesAppointments and SchedulesDisease Transmission, InfectiousHumansModels, BiologicalRiskStochastic ProcessesUncertaintyJournal ArticleResearch Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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John R Hotchkiss, David G Strike, Philip S Crooke. 2006. Pathogen transmission and clinic scheduling.. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1201.050349

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