Modeling the spread of antibiotic resistance

J. S. Hallinan*, J. Wiles

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Abstract

This paper describes a stochastic implementation of Austin et al.'s (1999) model of the spread of antibiotic resistance in a population of fixed size under varying conditions of antibiotic use. The population is divided into sub-groups: individuals colonized by commensal bacteria and an uncolonized group. The colonized group is further divided according to whether the commensal bacteria are sensitive or resistant to antibiotics. This study uses Monte Carlo techniques to model the dynamics of the evolution of the antibiotic resistant population, a study that cannot be done in the original model. The Monte Carlo approach allows the investigation of the transient dynamics of the spread of resistance, the effects of finite (especially small) populations and the interaction of model parameters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation, ICEC
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages1152-1159
Number of pages8
Volume2
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 2000 Congress on Evolutionary Computation - California, CA, USA
Duration: 16 Jul 200019 Jul 2000

Other

OtherProceedings of the 2000 Congress on Evolutionary Computation
CityCalifornia, CA, USA
Period16/07/0019/07/00

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