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- Title
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Conversion Rates for Tuberculosis Skin Testing (1999-2002), with Literature Review.
- Authors
Bowman, Collin; Bowman, Wendi; Bohnker, Bruce K.; Riegodedios, Asha; Malakooti, Mark
- Abstract
We examined tuberculosis skin conversion rates for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel for 1999 to 2002, using information submitted to the Navy Environmental Health Center (Portsmouth, Virginia]. The screening of 1,190,865 Navy and Marine Corps personnel with tuberculosis skin testing found 17,439 (1.46%] new reactors. The annual conversion rate increased from 1.35% in 1999 to 1.33% in 2000, 1.54% in 2001, and 1.61% in 2003 [X² for trend (df = 1) = 102.368; p = 0,000], The overall conversion rate for aircraft carriers was 0.52%, with significantly higher rates for amphibious ships (1.76%; relative risk, 3.33; 95% confidence interval, 2,98-3.71; p = 0.000] and Marine units (1.13%; relative risk, 2.17: 95% confidence interval, 1.98-2.38: p = 0.000]. Annual conversion rates increased significantly over the period for aircraft carriers (X² for trend [df = 1) = 4.950; p = 0.02608] and decreased significantly for amphibious ships [X² for trend (df - 1] = 40.197: p = 0.000]. Conversion rates were consistent with the recent historical values for the Navy and Marine Corps.
- Subjects
MYCOBACTERIAL diseases; TUBERCULIN test; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; LUNG diseases; ENVIRONMENTAL health; HEALTH risk assessment; UNITED States. Navy; UNITED States. Marine Corps
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2006, Vol 171, Issue 7, p608
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED.171.7.608