Farzaneh Behroozi
About Farzaneh Behroozi
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Student
Organization
- Boston University School of Public Health
Work Location(s)
- South Africa
Farzaneh's Communities
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Recent Contributions
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Farzaneh Behroozi started a discussion "Efficacy of UV Lights for TB Infection Control?" in the TB Infection Control community.
Does anyone have the latest results on this? I believe Dr. Nardell was conducting a study on the efficacy of UV lights in preventing TB in homeless shelters. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/review/summer_uv.shtml However, I was only able to find a safety study reported on Medline. Are there more recent results published or forthcoming? Also, I found an article here on ghdonline - Upper-Room Ultraviolet Light and Negative Air Ionization to Prevent Tuberculosis Transmission http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000043 Thanks, Farzaneh _________ Farzaneh ...
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Farzaneh Behroozi started a discussion "How long can N95 masks be reused for? And N95 reportedly prevent 75% respiratory infections" in the TB Infection Control community.
Has anyone looked at the results of extended wear and fit testing to see when the mask becomes unusable? A week? 2 weeks? Also, an interesting report last week from the ICAAC conference - N95 masks were reported to be 75% effective in preventing respiratory infections in high-risk healthcare workers. In the first randomized trial of their efficacy, the N95 masks worked regardless of whether seal against the skin (a "fit test") was confirmed, according ...
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Farzaneh Behroozi started a discussion "Blog Post on Stop the Stockouts for Health IT" in the Health IT community.
Dear Friends, Sophie recommended that I send this post to you for the Health IT group - http://globalhealthideas.org/2009/09/accountability-aids-and-africa-stop-the-stockouts-financial-oversight-bemf/ Cheers, Farzaneh
Recent Recommendations
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