Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections: Clinical characteristics in a military trauma population.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a pathogen with unique resistance patterns. We assessed 70 combat casualties with S. maltophilia clinical isolates to examine its role as a nosocomial pathogen in critically-ill trauma patients.

Evaluation of extragenital screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia in HIV-infected active duty Air Force members.

This study evaluated the hypothesis that detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections among HIV-infected active duty members of the U.S. Air Force would increase after expanding screening to include extragenital infections.

Delayed-type hypersensitivity and hepatitis B vaccine responses, in vivo markers of cellular and humoral immune function, and the risk of AIDS or death.

Background: Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) test responsiveness is associated with HIV disease progression; however it is unknown whether other immune markers, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine seroresponse, also predict HIV outcomes.

Methods: Eligible participants received HBV vaccine after HIV diagnosis, had non-anergic DTH testing at the time of last HBV vaccination, and available post-vaccine HBV antibody responses. The risk of progression to AIDS or death from the time of last HBV vaccination was evaluated.