INVESTIGADORES
KNOPOFF Damian Alejandro
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Are we still in the end of the antibiotic era? An epidemiological model for bacterial resistance acquisition over networks
Autor/es:
MARINA DOLFIN; DAMIAN KNOPOFF; FACUNDO TRUCCO
Lugar:
Rio Cuarto
Reunión:
Congreso; VII CONGRESO DE MATEMÁTICA APLICADA, COMPUTACIONALE INDUSTRIAL; 2019
Resumen:
We present a mathematical model for bacterial infections over complex networks of individuals. Within each node,individuals interact among each others and bacteria can be transmitted; moreover, mutations, horizontal transfer anddevelopment of antibiotic resistance are considered. In addition, nodes are connected through weighted edges, andconsequently they are able to interact. As a result, the infection may be propagated over the network. We perform ananalysis on this propagation as well as some numerical experiments in order to test the accuracy of the model and toanalyze the importance of different factors such as sanitary measures and the imposition of a quarantine.