Table 2 Maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) for \(R\) and \(k\) by population. The primary analysis used epidemiologic, geospatial, and genotypic data to define transmission subclusters. The sensitivity analysis assumed MIRU-VNTR genotypic clusters were transmission clusters.
From: Characterizing tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-burden urban and rural settings
Primary analysis | Sensitivity analysis (“MIRU-only”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\hat{R}\)(95% CI) | \(\hat{k}\)(95% CI) | \(\hat{R}\)(95% CI) | \(\hat{k}\)(95% CI) | |
Urban | 0.44 (0.39–0.50) | 0.48 (0.31–0.87) | 0.56 (0.51–0.62) | 0.50 (0.34–0.79) |
Rural | 0.75 (0.48–1.46) | 0.08 (0.04–0.14) | 0.71 (0.59–0.86) | 0.47 (0.24–1.10) |
