Mathematical and statistical models applied to HIV and Hepatitis C co-infection and to nosocomial infections

Abstract

In dit proefschrift worden diverse statistische en wiskundige modellen voor HIV en HCV co-infectie en voor nosocomiale infecties gepresenteerd. De modellen werden toegepast op vier verschillende studies, rekening houdend met de doelstellingen en kenmerken van elk onderzoek.

This thesis presents several statistical and mathematical models applied to HIV and HCV co-infection and to nosocomial infections. The models were applied to four different studies, taking into account the objectives and characteristics of each of the studies. Regarding the statistical methods we focus on those applied to type II intervalcensored data. We include an overview of existing methods and software availability to analyse this type of data.