An Economic Analysis of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection Using an Agent-Based Simulation Model

Richard E. Nelson; Makoto Jones; Molly Leecaster; Matthew H. Samore; William Ray; Angela Huttner; Benedikt Huttner; Karim Khader; Vanessa W. Stevens; Dale Gerding; Marin L. Schweizer; Michael A. Rubin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152248

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An Economic Analysis of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection Using an Agent-Based Simulation Model

Richard E. Nelson ,

* E-mail: richard.nelson@utah.edu

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Makoto Jones,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Molly Leecaster,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Matthew H. Samore,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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William Ray,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Angela Huttner,

Affiliation Infection Control Program, Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Benedikt Huttner,

Affiliation Infection Control Program, Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Karim Khader,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Vanessa W. Stevens,

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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Dale Gerding,

Affiliation Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL, United States of America
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Marin L. Schweizer,

Affiliations Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States of America
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Michael A. Rubin

Affiliations Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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An Economic Analysis of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection Using an Agent-Based Simulation Model

Richard E. Nelson,
Makoto Jones,
Molly Leecaster,
Matthew H. Samore,
William Ray,
Angela Huttner,
Benedikt Huttner,
Karim Khader,
Vanessa W. Stevens,
Dale Gerding

Published: March 31, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152248

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