Dynamical Behaviors of Gonorrhea Strain Competition Model

Authors

Marisabel Rodriguez, University of Texas-Pan American

Date of Award

8-2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mathematics

First Advisor

Dr. Zhaosheng Feng

Second Advisor

Dr. Andras Balogh

Third Advisor

Dr. Zhijun Qiao

Abstract

In the past decades, Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, has become resistant to a wider range of antibiotics. We apply a phenomenological model that takes into account essential ideas such as the effects of different treatment levels, the transformation and conjugation rates of bacteria, and the response of the immune system. Qualitative analysis provides a more integral view of how model parameters affect the emergence of within-host resistance.

Comments

Copyright 2013 Marisabel Rodriguez Rodriguez. All Rights Reserved.

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Granting Institution

University of Texas-Pan American