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. 2021 May 12;9(5):1045. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9051045

Table 1.

Detailed description of the model parameters including definitions, default numerical values and sources of information (ESBL = ESBL-/AmpC-producing E. coli).

Sub-Scenario Parameter Type Notation Parameter Unit * Description Parameter Reference
1–2 Prevalence and bacterial concentration in raw chicken meat at retail P_C Prevalence of ESBL (P) in raw chicken meat (C) at retail rgamma(5.87, 11.56) [24,25,26,32]
N_C Contamination level (N) on raw chicken meat (C) at retail CFU/cm2 rweibull(0.33, 62.89)/1.25 [27,28]
1 Transfer coefficients and bacterial persistence after rinsing tC_H Transfer coefficient (t) from raw chicken meat (C) to hand (H) 0.0384 [23]
tC_CB Transfer coefficient (t) from raw chicken meat (C) to cutting board (CB) 0.0342 [23]
tC_K Transfer coefficient (t) from raw chicken meat (C) to knife (K) 0.0103 [23]
tH_B Transfer coefficient (t) from hands (H) to bread (B) 0.0300 [38]
tCB_B Transfer coefficient (t) from cutting board (CB) to bread (B) 1 [23]
tK_B Transfer coefficient (t) from knife (K) to bread (B) 1 [23]
tCB_CB Persistence coefficient of ESBL in cutting board (CB) after rinsing 0.0134 [23]
Probabilities of action occurrence pCF Probability (p) that the raw chicken meat (C) is cut first (F) (before cutting the bread) 0.50 [39]
pRCB Probability (p) that the cutting board (CB) is rinsed (R) after cutting the raw chicken meat and before cutting the bread 0.28 [40]
pCB Probability (p) that the cutting board (CB) is not rinsed after cutting the raw chicken meat and before cutting the bread 1-pRCB [21]
Surfaces involved SB_H Bread contaminated surface (SB) from hand (H) cm2 90 [41]
SB_CB Bread contaminated surface (SB) from cutting board (CB) cm2 runif (63, 80) [41]
SB_K Bread contaminated surface (SB) from knife (K) cm2 19.60 [41]
2 Transfer coefficients and bacterial persistence after rinsing tC_D Transfer coefficient (t) from raw chicken meat (C) to dish (D) 0.018 [23]
tC_T Transfer coefficient (t) from raw chicken meat (C) to barbecue tong (T) 0.0089 [23]
tD_C90 Transfer coefficient (t) from dish (D) to grilled chicken that remains at 90 °C (C90) 0.0027 [23]
tT_C90 Transfer coefficient (t) from barbecue tong (T) to grilled chicken that remains at 90 °C (C90) 0.0038 [23]
tD_C60 Transfer coefficient (t) from dish (D) to grilled chicken that remains at 60 °C (C60) 0.3774 [23]
tT_C60 Transfer coefficient (t) from barbecue tong (T) to grilled chicken that remains at 60 °C (C60) 0.0038 [23]
tD_D Persistence coefficient of ESBL in dish (D) after rinsing 0.0027 [23]
Probability of action occurrence pMF Probability (p) that the raw chicken meat is manipulated (M) first (F) (before grilled chicken is manipulated) 1 [21]
pC90 Probability (p) that the grilled chicken remains warm (C90) when is manipulated 0.60 [21]
pC60 Probability (p) that the grilled chicken cools to 60 °C (C60) before being manipulated 1-pC90 [21]
pRD Probability that the dish (D) is rinsed(R) after being used for raw chicken meat manipulation 0.28 [40]
pD Probability (p) that the dish (D) is not rinsed after being used for raw chicken meat 1-pRD [21]
Surfaces involved SGC_D Grilled chicken contaminated surface (SGC) from dish (D) cm2 22.14 [41]
SGC_T Grilled chicken contaminated surface (SGC) from barbecue tong (T) cm2 14.17 [41]

* Transfer/persistence coefficients, probabilities and prevalence values are expressed as a fraction of 1.