The use of a Poisson hidden Markov model for automated detection of hospital outbreaks with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in routine surveillance data
Overall, the PHMM shows potential for detecting in-hospital VRE outbreaks in routine surveillance data, with high detection rates. A prospective study is needed for further optimization for clinical practice.
Authors
- Annelot F. Schoffelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-2009)
- Sophie A M van Kessel
- Annelies Verbon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-8342)
- Jan van de Kassteele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-6709)
- Cornelia C. H. Wielders
Institutions
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.04.025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport