| Number of beds |
B |
30 |
|
| Number of HCWs |
|
24 |
Total daily number |
| Number of nursing staff |
|
10 |
Total daily number |
| Discharge rate for uncolonized patients (/day) |
μμ
|
1/10.3 |
1/duration of stay of uncolonized patients |
| Discharge rate for colonized patients (/day) |
μc
|
1/22.9 |
1/duration of stay of colonized patients |
| Admission rate (/day) |
λ
|
5.0–8.7 |
 using monthly estimates of bed occupancy |
| Colonization prevalence on admission (%) |
φ
|
0%–4.9% |
Monthly estimates |
| Per capita contact rate (/patient/HCW/day) |
α
|
1.4 |
|
| Probability of a patient becoming colonizedduring contact with contaminated HCW |
bp
|
– |
Estimated by the model |
| Probability of a HCW becoming contaminated during contact with colonized patient |
bh
|
21.4% |
CPKP was isolated from the hands of HCWs in 15 out of 70 contacts with colonized patients |
| Decontamination rate of HCWs (/day) |
μh
|
24 |
1/duration of contamination where duration is assumed 1 hour (1hour = 1/24 days) |
| Hand washing compliance |
p
|
21% |
|
