Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an adult military beneficiary population lacking risk factors: susceptibility to orally available agents.

abstract：Introduction:Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical and rapid method for making a longitudinal analysis of changes in body composition. However, most BIA validation studies have been performed in a clinical population and only at one moment, or point in time (cross-sectional study). The aim of this study...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Langer RD,Matias CN,Borges JH,Cirolini VX,Páscoa MA,Guerra-Júnior G,Gonçalves EM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined soldier attitudes about postdeployment mental health screening, treatment, barriers to care, strategies for overcoming barriers, and settings, personnel and timing for conducting postdeployment mental health screening. METHODS:Deploying soldiers participated in a voluntary anonymous surve...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Warner CH,Appenzeller GN,Mullen K,Warner CM,Grieger T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from a nationally representative survey, we evaluated the prevalence of multiple risk factors known to predict increased health care utilization and adverse health outcomes, comparing U.S. men who rely solely on the Veterans Affairs Health Administration (VA) for health care to men in the general population...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Larson RJ,Welch HG

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease and non-battle injury (DNBI) rates were examined in conjunction with casualty rates across two Marine Corps operational scenarios, the assault on Okinawa and the Korean War. DNBI rates increased significantly with battle intensity among Marine infantry battalions involved in both operations. Highly significant...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Blood CG,Gauker ED

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of foot blisters and other overuse injuries of the lower limb is very high during basic military training (BMT). One hundred and eighty-nine subjects were divided into two intervention groups wearing alternative sock systems and one control group. Overall, 57% of the 173 recruits who completed the traini...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Van Tiggelen D,Wickes S,Coorevits P,Dumalin M,Witvrouw E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuric acute renal failure may occur following strenuous exercise and may be more common in less physically conditioned persons. A case of moderately severe acute renal failure after the exercise involved in a routine Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is described. This level of exertion, whi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Tietjen DP,Guzzi LM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvised explosive devices and mines pose a formidable threat to military convoys traveling in Iraq. This study evaluated battle injuries sustained by a mechanized battalion operating against this threat. The objective was to gain insight into injury profiles and prevention. In the period examined, 32 attacks injure...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gondusky JS,Reiter MP

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Very little data are available to commanders regarding gynecological problems encountered by a large female population in a combat zone for extended periods of time. The 312th Evacuation Hospital supported Operation Desert Storm, treating over 12,000 patients. Of these, 577 were treated by the gynecological service. O...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hanna JH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study establishes the functional outcomes of service personnel injured in current conflicts by correlating data on initial injury to the findings of medical boards after trauma and reconstructive treatment. Data comprehensively include all casualties of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and all functional...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Penn-Barwell JG,Fries CA,Bennett PM,Midwinter M,Baker AB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2-year retrospective study, suicide prevention efforts produced a significant reduction in suicide attempts at a U.S. Navy training command. Evidence was presented that suicide prevention may be a more pressing issue at training commands than operational commands. The approach described here focused on instructor...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： McDaniel WW,Rock M,Grigg JR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on data from a survey of international military mental health professionals. In a series of open-ended questions, respondents were asked to describe their country in terms of the field of military psychology, the role of mental health professionals on deployment, the degree to which the field of men...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Adler AB,Bartone PT

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of testosterone in health and quality of life has become increasingly visible and overtly marketed to the public. Some evidence suggests that testosterone levels in men may be low because of a variety of reasons, including stress and environmental exposures. OBJECTIVE:This study examines trends i...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Canup R,Bogenberger K,Attipoe S,Jones DR,Olsen CH,Stephens MB,Deuster PA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 12 Department of Veterans Affairs patients hospitalized for status asthmaticus were analyzed to determine the rate and degree of response to therapy. The time to achieve recovery was directly related to the level of baseline obstruction at the time of hospital admission. The recovery rate was constant and co...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Klaustermeyer WB,Kinney JL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a widespread and long-held belief in the submarine community that submariners father more daughters than the general population. The U.S. Sex Ratio at birth (males/females) has remained around 1.05 since the early 2000s. Limited evidence exists that certain environmental exposures including chemic...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kramer K,Raiciulescu S,Olsen C,Hickey K,Ottolini M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankle-arm index (AAI) and pulse volume recording (PVR) are commonly used in the early postoperative period to measure the outcome after lower-extremity revascularization. They are also used in addition to duplex scan for long-term follow-up of these patients. We noticed that in some patients the AAI and/or PVR after r...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Tripathi S,Farid A,Deshmukh N

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluid intake during military training is prescribed based on the interactions among work rates, environmental conditions, and uniform configurations. The efficacy of this guidance has not been empirically assessed in over a decade. To determine the acceptability of the fluid intake guidance, sweat losses wer...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Luippold AJ,Charkoudian N,Kenefick RW,Montain SJ,Lee JKW,Teo YS,Cheuvront SN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of ultraviolet C (UVC) light (100-280 nm) in the decontamination of three hospital-related surfaces, namely, unpainted/painted aluminum (bed railings), stainless steel (operating tables), and scrubs (laboratory coats), was investigated. Acinetobacter baumannii cells were inoculated (10(5) or 10(3) cells) ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rastogi VK,Wallace L,Smith LS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a process improvement methodology developed in the manufacturing industry to increase process efficiency while maintaining product quality. The efficacy of LSS application to the health care setting has not been adequately studied. This article presents a quality improvement project at the U.S....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ha C,McCoy DA,Taylor CB,Kirk KD,Fry RS,Modi JR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new training and rehabilitation methodology called Sanomechanics® is presented based on a recent discovery of the anatomical system called Floating Skeleton System (FSS) responsible for redistributing contact pressures in the joint capsules and thus minimizing the loads on joint cartilages. MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Pitkin M

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death in the U.S. military. Little recent research has been done on a well-defined cohort at high risk for death by suicide, which consist of military patients who attempt suicide or are admitted for suicidal ideation. As a pilot investigation based on a literature revi...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ritchie EC,Keppler WC,Rothberg JM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aristotle saw that the striving of humanity was toward being well - a physical, mental and spiritual state where life flourished. A contemporary definition of health recognizes that disease and disability can and often do co-exist with wellness. In this new conception, health is transformed from a state that requires ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bradley KL USA (Ret),Goetz T,Viswanathan S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The severity of exertional heat illnesses (EHI) ranges from relatively minor heat exhaustion to potentially life-threatening heat stroke. Epidemiological surveillance of the types of and trends in EHI incidence depends on application of the appropriate International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： DeGroot DW,Mok G,Hathaway NE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine why U.S. Marine Hospital #17, Port Townsend, Washington, closed at the peak of its utilization. A social history approach was taken, examining the hospital's developmental changes in the context of its role in the larger society. Both firsthand and interpretive sources were revie...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Reed MM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:This is an empirical study to better understand commonly used medical school admission measures and disenrollment decisions during undergraduate medical education as well as graduate medical education (GME) probation or termination decisions. Materials and Methods:Based on the data of USUHS medical studen...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Dong T,Gilliland WR,Cruess D,Hutchinson J,Morres L,Curtis J,Hewitt-Clarke GS,Durning SJ

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The U.S. Army emplaces physician assistants (PAs) in its maneuver battalions. When contingencies arise, clinic-based physicians join them to augment capability. Because both entities operate similarly, the policy permits a comparison of perceptions of optimal skill sets for the battalion medical mission. ME...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Malish RG,Maxwell GL,Witters R,Macias-Moriarity LZ,Gelperin RL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article presents an emerging capability to project damage control procedures far forward for situations where evacuation to a formal surgical team is delayed. Specifically, we demonstrate the plausibility of using a wearable augmented reality (AR) telestration device to guide a nonsurgeon through a da...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harris TE,DeLellis SF,Heneghan JS,Buckman RF,Miller GT,Magee JH,Vasios WN,Nelson KJ,Kane SF,Choi YS

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a patient who developed a psychotic disorder after 4 months of isoniazid prophylaxis for a positive tuberculosis tine test. His symptoms resolved within 2 weeks of discontinuing the isoniazid. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of psychotic symptoms with the use of this agent. ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bourgeois JA,Zelenko M,Waraich BS

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. military was actively involved in humanitarian aid throughout the world for much of the 20th century and is likely to continue in this role well into the 21st century. During the recent Western Pacific Deployment, we were called on to provide assistance to the local population in East Timor in what is called ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Won E,Ancona M,Carrigan K,Laverty B,Rhee P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of published cost and outcome data concerning bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients treated in a military health care setting. The objectives of this prospective investigation were to collect demographic data concerning the characteristics of patients using the service, to track outcomes of length of s...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Yoder LH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological and cognitive performance of acclimatized soldiers undertaking routine patrol and reconnaissance activities in the tropics was investigated. Data were obtained during a patrol and a reconnaissance exercise followed by a short assault. Ambient conditions were characterized by temperatures of 30 to 33 ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Amos D,Hansen R,Lau WM,Michalski JT

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00