Table 2. Baseline transmission probabilities, by ARB strain.

Transmission probabilities	ARB-L	ARB-H	Values cited in the literature	Source
βH−Contamination of a HCW from a colonized patient, per contact	5%	10%	6%-40%	[39–44]
βP−Transmission from a contaminated HCW to a susceptible patient, per contact	2.5%	5%	6%-20%	[23, 39–41]
α–Transmission from a colonized patient to a susceptible adjacent patient, per day	0.5%	1%	1%-3%	[45–47]