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Sputum collection Booth

I regularly browse through TB related articles on the internet because it is a valuable source of general information. I am however concerned about articles in which so called "experts and aero biological engineers" copy diagrams, formulae, sketches,…
By Claudia Denkinger on 25 Jan 2012 1 Recommendations 6 Replies
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факторы передачи туберкулезной инфекций?

Agreed until proven otherwise. s Prof Shaheen Mehtar MBBS, FRC Path (UK), FCPath (Micro) (SA), MD (Lon) Chair of Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) Head of Academic Unit for Infection Prevention and Control Tygerberg Hospital &Fac of Health Sciences,…
By murat uteniyazov on 25 Jan 2012 1 Recommendations 6 Replies
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17 января 2012 г. 13:46 пользователь мурат утениязов < > написал: > Есть ли какой нибудь научно доказанный факт что туберкулез не передаетса > через предметы? > Мурат. >
By murat uteniyazov on 25 Jan 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies
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Harvard's 2012 Airborne Infection Control Program: Apply Today

Dear Maryanne Kirby Thank you for information about the ICAN that is within our continent it will helps us to intaract and also attend some courses that they offer. This is good for us. Thank you Regina Bhebhe SMLSc National Tuberculosis Reference…
By Maryanne Kirby on 17 Jan 2012 0 Recommendations 3 Replies
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UV meter

Thanks for all your input.
By Andiyanto Sutandar on 11 Jan 2012 0 Recommendations 14 Replies
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Partners In Health Job Opportunity: Chief of Party, TB CARE II- Malawi

Dear Jessica I am interested in applying for the job I do not know whether I can still send my application Regina
By Jessica Bethoney on 16 Dec 2011 0 Recommendations 1 Replies
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Naturally ventilated Sputum Induction booth

Thanks Helen, Elephants also are potent generators of aerosols themselves through their trunks, as our African and Indian colleagues know. I have a paper on another elephant paper; treatment was per rectum, with VERY large suppositories! Ed Edward A.…
By Merid Girma Tekleyohannes on 13 Dec 2011 0 Recommendations 20 Replies
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RE: Operating theatres and TB-IPC

Dear All We are faced with an interesting dilemma and I need the collective brain power of this community to help. Normally operating theatres run at 20-24 ACH of positive pressure delivered over the operating table and extracted away from the wound. We…
By S. Mehtar on 14 Dec 2011 0 Recommendations 0 Replies
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Paediatric TB IC plans

Hello all, Does anyone have any examples of a paediatric TB IC plan? At the moment I am consulting for 2 paediatric locations. The first is a sensitive paediatric TB hospital including diagnostic and laboratory areas (smear and gene expert, no culturing)…
By Susan Adolph on 13 Dec 2011 0 Recommendations 0 Replies
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Risk Assessment Scoring Tools and TB IC Program indicators

Specifications for UVGI in resource-limited conditions are not available in the format we would like. The South African guidelines have been available on the MRC website. The most important thing to do is to identify a knowledgeable consultant and have…
By Susan Adolph on 28 Nov 2011 0 Recommendations 24 Replies
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To improve and disseminate best practices for TB infection control, members draw on a diversity of backgrounds, including engineering, architecture, administration and medicine. Experts answer questions and practitioners share strategies for effective TB infection control.

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Paul A. Jensen, PhD, PE, CIH - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC

Edward Nardell, MD - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity; Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health; Partners In Health - PIH

Isabel Ochoa Delgado - Independent (Contractor, Freelance, Consultant); Ministry of Health, Peru; National Institutes of Health - NIH

Grigory Volchenkov, MD - Vladimir Oblast Tuberculosis Dispensary

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