In Harm's Way: Infections in Deployed American Military Forces

Abstract

Hundreds of thousands of American service members have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. With emphasis on the common infections and the chronic infections that may present or persist on their return to the United States, we review the data on deployment-associated infections. These infections include gastroenteritis; respiratory infection; warwound infection with antibiotic-resistant, gram-negative bacteria; Q fever; brucellosis; and parasitic infections, such as malaria and leishmaniasis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2006
Accession Number
ADA521714

Entities

People

  • John W. Sanders
  • Kimberly A. Moran
  • Naomi E. Aronson

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Combat Injuries
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.