Annual US Air Force Tuberculosis Report, 1995.

Abstract

This report evaluates the 1995 US Air Force (USAF) Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and Control Program. The report analyzes TB mortality, morbidity, and tuberculosis screening data from 88 medical treatment facilities worldwide. The data are compared to US tuberculosis incidence data and to USAF morbidity and screening data for 1992-1994. In 1995, there were no reported deaths attributed to tuberculosis. Among USAF active duty personnel, the tuberculosis incidence rate continued to decline (1995 incidence per 100,000 personnel was 0.49 compared to 1994 incidence of 0.71). Out of the 131,883 TB skin tests (TSTs) administered to active duty personnel, 2,940 were eligible for isoniazid (INH) therapy. Among the nonactive duty population, there were 93,201 TSTs administered. A total of 2,467 nonactive duty persons were positive reactors under 35 years of age or recent converters (71.2% placed on INH).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309885

Entities

People

  • Joy M. Miller
  • Martin A. Puckett

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Converters
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Infection Control
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Morbidity
  • Skin Tests
  • Therapy
  • Tuberculosis
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Immunology
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense