A tuberculosis event on a Navy assault ship.
Mil Med
; 171(12): 1198-200, 2006 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17256682
ABSTRACT
A tuberculosis event occurred on a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship in September 2003. The event was signaled by a jump in monthly purified protein derivative positivity rates. A baseline new reactor rate of 0 to 1% suddenly jumped to 6.3%, prompting screening of the entire crew and embarked Marines. Ultimately, a total of 31 Navy and 17 Marine new reactors was identified. This represented 2.4% of the Navy crew and 1.2% of embarked Marines. Only 1 of 31 Navy cases involved an officer. Two Navy, male, enlisted berthing areas showed a statistically significantly increased odds ratio for infection risk. Despite intensive investigation, no active case of tuberculosis was ever identified. After treatment of new reactors with isoniazid, the ship's monthly new reactor rate returned to baseline. This case illustrates the principles and pitfalls of respiratory disease control at sea.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ships
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculin Test
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Military Personnel
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Naval Medicine
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Mil Med
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States