Automation of an interferon-γ release assay and comparison to the tuberculin skin test for screening basic military trainees for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

We automated portions of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-GIT) and assessed its quality when performed concurrently with the tuberculin skin test (TST) among U.S. Air Force basic military trainees (BMTs).

Motor vehicle driver death and high state maximum speed limits: 1991-1993.

Objective: To measure the association between motor vehicle crash (MVC) driver death and high state maximum speed limits.

Methods: This study used a case-control design and assessed driver deaths from three major types of MVCs: non-collision; collision with motor vehicles in transit; and collision with stationary objects. The study period was 1991-1993.

Obesity in civilian adults: potential impact on eligibility for U.S. military enlistment.

Objective: This study measures the prevalence in the civilian adult population of obesity for military enlistment.

Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 2001-2004 was used to obtain a sample of civilian adults 17 to 42 years of age. Weight standards for each branch of service were applied to determine the proportion of subjects who were over maximal weight limits and thus ineligible for enlistment.

Cancer incidence in the U.S. Air Force: 1989-2002.

Background: Cancer incidence in U.S. Air Force active duty (AFAD) personnel is unknown.

Testicular carcinoma in U.S. Air Force aviators: a case-control study.

Background: Previous descriptive studies have suggested an increased risk of testicular carcinoma in military aviators. The association between testicular carcinoma and aviation in the U.S.