There is a robust literature examining social networks and health, which draws on the
network traditions in sociology and statistics. However, the application of social network …

In this introductory chapter, we start by briefly summarising temporal and adaptive networks,
and epidemic process models frequently used in this volume. Then, we introduce a couple …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a difficult-to-treat infection. Increasing
efforts have been taken to mitigate the epidemics and to avoid potential outbreaks in low …

Abstract Background Social Network Analysis (SNA) demonstrates great potential in
exploring health professional relationships and improving care delivery, but there is no …

Background Network-based interventions against epidemic spread are most powerful when
the full network structure is known. However, in practice, resource constraints require …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem in hospital infection control.
Although HAIs can be suppressed using contact precautions, such precautions are …

Background: Patients with stroke are frequently transferred between hospitals. This may
have implications on the quality of care received by patients; however, it is not well …

Objectives: The outcomes of critically ill patients who undergo interhospital transfer are not
well understood. Physicians assume that patients who undergo interhospital transfer will …

Vaccination strategy is crucial in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the supply is still
limited in many countries, contact network-based interventions can be most powerful to set …

Background The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of health care–
associated infections (HAI) in our university hospitals (UH) and to delineate the risk factors …