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. 2022 Sep 7;10(5):e00880-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00880-22

TABLE 4.

Possible transitions between Markov states and their probabilities

Parameter All (%)
Pediatric population (%)
2017 2018 2017 2018
Initial probability
 Emergency room 28.8 31.97 31.14 27.27
 Hospital 19.72 15.44 12.72 3.74
 Primary care 18.15 15.08
 Specialized care 33.33 37.52 56.14 68.99
Transition probabilities
 Emergency room
  Emergency room 17.90 3.11 24.06 3.12
  Hospitalization 15.28 14.12 18.05 10.00
  Primary care 26.65 35.88
  Specialized care 34.93 42.37 57.89 86.88
  Discharge 5.24 4.52 0 0
 Hospital
  Emergency room 0 0 0 0
  Hospitalization 64.00 55.69 68.45 74.14
  Primary care 0 0
  Specialized care 0 0 0 0
  Discharge 36.00 44.31 31.55 25.86
 Primary care
  Emergency room 2.52 3.29
  Hospitalization 0 0
  Primary care 35.98 30.96
  Specialized care 0 0
  Discharge 61.50 65.75
 Specialized care
  Emergency room 9.42 9.35 14.64 8.80
  Hospitalization 0 0.14 0 0
  Primary care 0 0
  Specialized care 34.82 34.70 47.80 34.05
  Discharge 55.76 55.81 37.56 57.15