Outbreak of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infections and X-ray-Confirmed Pneumonia in Army Trainees at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 2014
Abstract
Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cp) is a bacterium that causes pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Fever may be present early but absent by time of presentation to clinic. Increases in X-ray-confirmed pneumonia (XCP) and laboratory-confirmed Cp infections were observed in new soldiers in training at Fort Leonard Wood (FLW), Missouri, early in 2014. These findings prompted a site assistance visit from the U.S. Army Public Health Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with a review of available data and information to describe the outbreak, and inspections of barracks and training facilities and review of training practices to identify opportunities for interventions to reduce the risk of respiratory disease agent transmission.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 23, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usy402
Entities
People
- Alfonza D Brown
- Anthony W. Hawksworth
- Christopher A. Myers
- Erin M Kough
- Joel C. Gaydos
- Laura A. Pacha
- Nakia S. Clemmons
- Nikki N. Jordan
- Susan M Varner
Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Naval Health Research Center
- United States Army
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps