@article{c20d429d0cfb41c09e0547b0f1c1d975,
title = "Stability and bifurcation analysis of a two-patch SIS model on nosocomial infections",
abstract = "We use a two-patch model to address the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) within and between hospitals. Specifically, we consider patients being referred and transferred from a small community hospital with inappropriate antibiotic use to a large teaching hospital with good antibiotic treatment. Our analyses show that screening and decolonizing patients transferred between hospitals and avoiding misuse of antibiotics are both crucial factors to contain nosocomial infections.",
keywords = "Antibiotic resistance, Backward bifurcation, Global stability, Patch model",
author = "Xiaomei Feng and Lili Liu and Sanyi Tang and Xi Huo",
note = "Funding Information: The research was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [ 2019M653529 ], the National Natural Science Foundation of China [ 11501498 , 61772017 ], the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province [ 201801D221035 ], Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (STIP) [ 2019L0861 , 2019L0067 ], start-up grant from Yuncheng University [ YQ-2018016 ], and the Provost Research Award of University of Miami . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.aml.2019.106097",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "102",
journal = "Applied Mathematics Letters",
issn = "0893-9659",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}