EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS. II. EFFECT OF A SYNTHETIC MINERALOCORTICOID ON THE NASAL CARRIAGE OF STAPHYLOCOCCI DURING CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO HEAT
Abstract
The effect of administration of 9-alphaflurohydrocortisone on the establishment and maintenance of the staphylococcal nasal carrier state in soldiers undergoing chronic exposure to heat were investigated. The chronic exposure of a group of soldiers to heat while receiving a mineralocorticoid did not produce any unexpected alterations in the nasal carriage of staphylococci. The changes in the carrier state experienced by a group of soldiers serving as controls were similar to those reported for soldiers undergoing the artificial heat acclimatization process. The results suggest that 9-alpha- flurohydrocortisone in the dosage used does not alter the normal patterns of establishment and maintenance of the staphylococcal nasal carrier state in soldiers undergoing chronic exposure to heat. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 17, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0270147
Entities
People
- Elmo S. Dooley
- Thomas R.a. Davis
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory