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Table 3 Set up for sensitivity analyses of transmission parameters

From: Modeling the transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a dynamic agent-based simulation

MRSA Risk Category

PAR base case value

PAR sensitivity case

TIP sensitivity case

AIP sensitivity case

Households

2

1

2

1

Hospitals

2

1

2

1

Jails

2

1

2

1

Nursing homes

2

1

2

1

Gyms

2

1

2

1

Schools/Daycare

1

1

2

1

College dormitories

1

1

2

1

Workplaces

0.1

0.1

2

1

  1. Notes: AIP values are assigned according to the specific activity that an individual is engaged in at a specific place and time during the simulation. TIP Base Case values are all 1. AIP Base Case values are 1 (non-physical activities) or 2 (physical activities).