S. Mehtar
About S. Mehtar
MBBS, FRC Path (UK), FCPath (Micro) (SA), MD (Eng)
Head of Academic Unit for Infection Prevention and Control
Tygerberg Hospital & Stellenbosch University
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Academic
Organization
- Stellenbosch University
Work Location(s)
- South Africa
Language(s)
S.'s Communities
Recent Contributions
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S. Mehtar replied to "Curtains in patient rooms with TB" in the TB Infection Control community.
Agree S Prof Shaheen Mehtar Buitengewoon Professor (Waarnemende Hoof: UIPC) / Extraordinary Professor (Acting Head: UIPC) [cid:image001.png@01CE4753.4DC9C6D0] Eenheid vir Infeksievoorkoming en Beheer / Unit for Infection Prevention and Control Fakulteit Geneeskunde en Gesondheidswetenskappe / Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiteit Stellenbosch University Posbus / PO Box 19063; Francie van ...
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S. Mehtar replied to "Curtains in patient rooms with TB" in the TB Infection Control community.
I think the idea of removing the window curtain is a good one, and to darken the window panes. We do have some areas with curtains but these are changed and washed as part of the laundry change for each patient. We seem to have considerable success with this policy. ...
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S. Mehtar replied to "Healthcare worker Surveillance" in the TB Infection Control community.
We have an excellent system in place in South Africa but at TBH it is working really well. We do pick up all reported OA TB and it is most interesting to see who and which category of staff acquires TB. Regards S Prof Shaheen Mehtar Buitengewoon Professor (Waarnemende Hoof:UIPC) ...
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S. Mehtar replied to "Oxygen tubing being reused- any way to make this safer?" in the TB Infection Control community.
I thought it would get someone's attention. Yes, there is leakage around the balloon especially when the patient coughs during suction. We have certainly seen it sometimes- just a clinical concern for me but I think we should still recommend wearing PPE when suctioning patients even with closed suction. I ...
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S. Mehtar replied to "Oxygen tubing being reused- any way to make this safer?" in the TB Infection Control community.
Dear Unarose At our hospital we had a Serratia marcesens outbreak in the NNU affecting 12 babies and killing4. We had Klebs outbreaks in several ICUs. The cost of treating each infection was between R250,000 and R350,000. This information was presented to the powers that be and we have now ...
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.
