Estimate the duration and heterogeneity of individuals’ colonization episodes for organisms of interest. Parameter estimated: Average and distribution of clearance rate(s) across multiple candidate model forms, average (re)acquisition rate, sensitivity/specificity of testing. Estimates derived via maximum likelihood techniques.
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Beams A, Keegan L, Adler F, Samore M, Khader K, Toth D (2023), Are Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Types Evidence of Population Heterogeneity? American Journal of Epidemiology 192(3), 455–466. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwac201.
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- Parameter estimation
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