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The mathematical theory of epidemics: a study of the evolution of resistance in microorganisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

V. P. Krus  and
L. A. Rvachev
V. P. Krus
Affiliation:
The Gamaleja Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow
L. A. Rvachev
Affiliation:
The Gamaleja Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow
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In modern medicine it becomes more and more urgent every year to solve new epidemiological problems. One of these is the evolution of resistance to antibiotics of a large spectrum of microorganisms; this resistance is a consequence of the mass administration of antibiotics. In this problem it becomes necessary to apply the mathematical methods of epidemic theory as here the key lies in a purely epidemiological factor, namely the mass character of the use of antibiotics. A first model of the phenomenon encountered is presented.

Type
II. Some Particular Epidemic and Cell Models
Information
Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , Autumn 1971 , pp. 206 - 208
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1971 

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