Special Session 82: 

Analysis of two models on antimicrobial usage strategies in ICUs

Xi Huo
Univeristy of Miami
USA
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Abstract:
Previously, we have developed high dimensional mathematical models to compare antimicrobial deescalation and continuation as two drug use strategies in ICUs. Our numerical analysis showed that either of the two strategies is superior than the other one with different parameter settings. As a follow-up mathematical analysis study, we are able to simplify our previous high-dimensional models and quantify the parameter conditions under which one strategy is better than the other. This talk will summarize our math results.