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Cybulski DJ, Matthews Z, Kieffer JW, Casey TM, Osuna AB, Kasper K, Frankel DN, Aden J, Yun HC, Marcus JE. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Arrival Surveillance Screening by Nucleic Acid Amplification Versus Rapid Antigen Detection on Subsequent COVID-19 Infections in Military Trainees. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:65-69. [PMID: 37610361 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND For persons entering congregate settings, optimal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) arrival surveillance screening method, nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) versus rapid antigen detection test (RADT), is debated. To aid this, we sought to determine the risk of secondary symptomatic coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) among military trainees with negative arrival NAAT or RADT screening. METHODS Individuals who arrived for US Air Force basic military training from 1 January-31 August 2021 were placed into training groups and screened for SARS-CoV-2 via NAAT or RADT. Secondary symptomatic COVID-19 cases within 2 weeks of training were then measured. A case cluster was defined as ≥5 individual symptomatic COVID-19 cases. RESULTS 406 (1.6%) of 24 601 trainees screened positive upon arrival. The rate of positive screen was greater for those tested with NAAT versus RADT (2.5% vs 0.4%; RR: 5.4; 95% CI: 4.0-7.3; P < .001). The proportion of training groups with ≥1 positive individual screen was greater in groups screened via NAAT (57.5% vs 10.8%; RR: 5.31; 95% CI: 3.65-7.72; P < .001). However, NAAT versus RADT screening was not associated with a difference in number of training groups to develop a secondary symptomatic case (20.3% vs 22.5%; RR: .9; 95% CI: .66-1.23; P = .53) or case cluster of COVID-19 (4% vs 6.6%; RR: .61; 95% CI: .3-1.22; P = .16). CONCLUSIONS NAAT versus RADT arrival surveillance screening method impacted individual transmission of COVID-19 but had no effect on number of training groups developing a secondary symptomatic case or case cluster. This study provides consideration for RADT arrival screening in congregate settings.
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- Daniel J Cybulski
- Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, USA
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- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Trainee Health Surveillance, JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Trainee Health, JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Headquarters U.S. Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Biostatistics, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, USA
- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, USA
- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Matthews ZK, Cybulski DJ, Frankel DN, Kieffer JW, Casey TM, Osuna AB, Yun HC, Marcus JE. Sensitivity of Symptom-Based Screening for COVID-19 in Active Duty Basic Trainees. Mil Med 2023:7165271. [PMID: 37192055 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening has been a cornerstone of case identification during the pandemic. Despite the myriad of COVID-19 symptoms, symptom screens have primarily focused on symptoms of influenza-like illnesses such as fever, cough, and dyspnea. It is unknown how well these symptoms identify cases in a young, healthy military population. This study aims to evaluate the utility of symptom-based screening in identifying COVID-19 through three different COVID-19 waves. MATERIALS AND METHODS A convenience sample of 600 military trainees who arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in 2021 and 2022 were included. Two hundred trainees with symptomatic COVID-19 before the emergence of the Delta variant (February-April 2021), when Delta variant was predominant (June-August 2021), and when Omicron was the predominant variant (January 2022) had their presenting symptoms compared. At each time point, the sensitivity of a screen for influenza-like illness symptoms was calculated. RESULTS Of the 600 symptomatic active duty service members who tested positive for COVID-19, the most common symptoms were sore throat (n = 385, 64%), headache (n = 334, 56%), and cough (n = 314, 52%). Although sore throat was the most prominent symptom during Delta (n = 140, 70%) and Omicron (n = 153, 77%), headache was the most common before Delta (n = 93, 47%). There were significant differences in symptoms by vaccination status; for example, ageusia was more common in patients who were not completely vaccinated (3% vs. 0%, P = .01). Overall, screening for fever, cough, or dyspnea had a 65% sensitivity with its lowest sensitivity in the pre-Delta cases (54%) and highest sensitivity in Omicron cases (78%). CONCLUSIONS In this descriptive cross-sectional study evaluating symptomatic military members with COVID-19, symptom prevalence varied based on predominant circulating COVID-19 variant as well as patients' vaccination status. As screening strategies evolve with the pandemic, changing symptom prevalence should be considered.
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- Zachary K Matthews
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559 THLS, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559 THLS, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559 THLS, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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Marcus JE, Bennett WN, Frankel DN, Kieffer JW, Casey TM, Huston AE, Hintz CN, Keller AP, Smolka MT, Sikorski CS, Yun HC, Dolan MJ, Kiley JL. Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Case Among Military Trainees. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac162. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We describe the public health response to a military trainee who developed serogroup B meningococcal disease while sharing underwater breathing equipment. Despite high transmission risk, with rapid isolation and post-exposure prophylaxis administration, there were no secondary cases. This case supports carefully weighing serogroup B meningococcal vaccination in high risk settings.
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- Joseph E Marcus
- Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Office of the Command Surgeon, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, THLS, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, THLS, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Public Health, AMDS, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, USA
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- Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Infectious Disease Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Genomic surveillance empowers agile responses to SARS-CoV-2 by enabling scientists and public health analysts to issue recommendations aimed at slowing transmission, prioritizing contact tracing, and building a robust genomic sequencing surveillance strategy. Since the start of the pandemic, real time RT-PCR diagnostic testing from upper respiratory specimens, such as nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, has been the standard. Moreover, respiratory samples in viral transport media are the ideal specimen for SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing (WGS). In early 2021, many clinicians transitioned to antigen-based SARS-CoV-2 detection tests, which use anterior nasal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection. Despite this shift in testing methods, the need for whole-genome sequence surveillance remains. Thus, we developed a workflow for whole-genome sequencing with antigen test-derived swabs as an input rather than nasopharyngeal swabs. In this study, we use excess clinical specimens processed using the BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card. We demonstrate that whole-genome sequencing from antigen tests is feasible and yields similar results from RT-PCR-based assays utilizing a swab in viral transport media.
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- Ashley Nazario-Toole
- 59th Medical Wing, Clinical Investigations and Research Support Laboratory, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- 59th Medical Wing, Clinical Investigations and Research Support Laboratory, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- 59th Medical Wing, Clinical Investigations and Research Support Laboratory, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, THLS, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, THLS, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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- 59th Medical Wing, Clinical Investigations and Research Support Laboratory, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, United States of America
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Butler CR, Kasper KB, Huggins RA, Cropper TL, Frankel DN, Pawlak MT, Casey T, Casa DJ. Deaths Among U.S. Air Force Basic Military Trainees, 2008-2020. Mil Med 2022; 188:usab493. [PMID: 35043203 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Basic Military Training (BMT), a rigorous training program for all enlisted members of the USAF, trains roughly 36,000 recruits annually. Transforming civilians into ready warrior airmen has inherent risks to trainee health, which has infrequently included death. While the average death rate at USAF BMT has decreased between 1956 and 2007 due to process improvement and preventive medicine efforts, further review is warranted to examine the deaths that have occurred since the last published period (1997-2007) and to determine the impact policy changes and updates have had on death rates since that time. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to identify death rates and types from 2008 to 2020, explore policy implementation, and identify areas needing further improvement or modifications to the overall safety, fitness, and health of USAF BMT trainees. MATERIALS AND METHODS All deaths were examined and reviewed from 2008 through 2020 for trainees attending the USAF BMT using medical records and autopsy reports. Death rates were calculated using the total population of trainees in a given year as well as over the entire 13-year study period. RESULTS From 2008 to 2020, five deaths occurred among USAF BMT trainees (one cardiac, two exertional sickling due to sickle cell trait, one infection, and one suicide). This resulted in an overall average death rate of 1.08 per 100,000 trainees, as compared to 1.46 per 100,000 from 1997 to 2007. The last death in the study period occurred in 2016. CONCLUSION A modest downward trend of average death rate has continued since 2007, and no deaths from 2016 through 2020 represents the longest time frame without any deaths at USAF BMT over all times reported (dating back to 1956) which suggest that emergency best practice policies are/have improved. However, cardiac death rate and suicide rate have not changed since the last report. Policies and practices should be continuously reviewed and refined to reduce the risk of death at USAF BMT.
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Kasper KB, Holland NR, Frankel DN, Kieffer JW, Cockerell M, Molchan SL. Brief report: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infections in U.S. Air Force basic military trainees who donated blood, 2017-2020. MSMR 2021; 28:9-10. [PMID: 35044734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Marcus JE, Frankel DN, Pawlak MT, Casey TM, Enriquez E, Yun HC. Effect of Arrival Quarantine on Subsequent COVID-19 Testing in a Cohort of Military Basic Trainees. Mil Med 2021; 186:984-987. [PMID: 34142709 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland implemented several sequential non-pharmaceutical interventions in response to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). One measure, arrival quarantine, has not been studied as a modern military disease prevention strategy. This study aimed to determine the effect of a 14-day arrival quarantine on symptomatic COVID-19 testing. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study compared symptomatic COVID-19 testing among all trainees who entered Basic Military Training between March 17, 2020, and April 17, 2020, before the implementation of universal arrival COVID-19 testing, during their first 2 weeks in arrival quarantine compared to the rest of their training. Furthermore, symptomatic COVID-19 testing in the last 5 weeks of training in those who completed arrival quarantine was compared to testing in the last 5 weeks for trainees who arrived between February 16, 2020, and March 16, 2020, and did not undergo arrival quarantine. Nominal variables were compared by chi-square test, and continuous variables were compared by Mann-Whitney U test. This study was approved as a public health surveillance project by the 59th Medical Wing Institutional Review Board. RESULTS Five thousand five hundred and seventy-six trainees started training between February 16, 2020, and April 17, 2020, with 2,573 trainees undergoing an arrival quarantine compared to 3,003 trainees who did not. Trainees who underwent arrival quarantine had higher rates of COVID-19 testing while in arrival quarantine (10.5 tests per 1,000 trainee-weeks vs. 2.3, P ≤ .001) and higher rates of concomitant influenza testing (74% vs. 38%, P = .001) compared to after they completed quarantine. Trainees that completed quarantine had less symptomatic COVID-19 testing after day 14 of training (2.3 tests per 1,000 trainee-weeks vs. 14.3, P ≤ .001) and influenza testing (38% vs. 74%, P = .001) compared to trainees that did not undergo arrival quarantine. CONCLUSION Arrival quarantine appears to be an effective non-pharmaceutical intervention associated with fewer symptomatic COVID-19 tests, especially after completion of quarantine.
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- Joseph E Marcus
- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, USA
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236, USA
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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Marcus JE, Frankel DN, Pawlak MT, Casey TM, Cybulski RJ, Enriquez E, Okulicz JF, Yun HC. Risk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Transmission Among US Air Force Trainees in a Congregant Setting. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e210202. [PMID: 33630090 PMCID: PMC7907953 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Owing to concerns of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, many congregant settings are forced to close when cases are detected because there are few data on the risk of different markers of transmission within groups. OBJECTIVE To determine whether symptoms and laboratory results on the first day of COVID-19 diagnosis are associated with development of a case cluster in a congregant setting. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study of trainees with COVID-19 from May 11 through August 24, 2020, was conducted at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the primary site of entry for enlistment in the US Air Force. Symptoms and duration, known contacts, and cycle threshold for trainees diagnosed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were collected. A cycle threshold value represents the number of nucleic acid amplification cycles that occur before a specimen containing the target material generates a signal greater than the predetermined threshold that defines positivity. Cohorts with 5 or more individuals with COVID-19 infection were defined as clusters. Participants included 10 613 trainees divided into 263 parallel cohorts of 30 to 50 people arriving weekly for 7 weeks of training. EXPOSURES All trainees were quarantined for 14 days on arrival. Testing was performed on arrival, on day 14, and anytime during training when indicated. Protective measures included universal masking, physical distancing, and rapid isolation of trainees with COVID-19. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Association between days of symptoms, specific symptoms, number of symptoms, or cycle threshold values of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 via reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and subsequent transmission within cohorts. RESULTS In this cohort study of 10 613 US Air Force basic trainees in 263 cohorts, 403 trainees (3%) received a diagnosis of COVID-19 in 129 cohorts (49%). Among trainees with COVID-19 infection, 318 (79%) were men, and the median (interquartile range [IQR]) age was 20 (19-23) years; 204 (51%) were symptomatic, and 199 (49%) were asymptomatic. Median (IQR) cycle threshold values were lower in symptomatic trainees compared with asymptomatic trainees (21.2 [18.4-27.60] vs 34.8 [29.3-37.4]; P < .001). Cohorts with clusters of individuals with COVID-19 infection were predominantly men (204 cohorts [89%] vs 114 cohorts [64%]; P < .001), had more symptomatic trainees (146 cohorts [64%] vs 53 cohorts [30%]; P < .001), and had more median (IQR) symptoms per patient (3 [2-5] vs 1 [1-2]; P < .001) compared with cohorts without clusters. Within cohorts, subsequent development of clusters of 5 or more individuals with COVID-19 infection compared with those that did not develop clusters was associated with cohorts that had more symptomatic trainees (31 of 58 trainees [53%] vs 43 of 151 trainees [28%]; P = .001) and lower median (IQR) cycle threshold values (22.3 [18.4-27.3] vs 35.3 [26.5-37.8]; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study of US Air Force trainees living in a congregant setting during the COVID-19 pandemic, higher numbers of symptoms and lower cycle threshold values were associated with subsequent development of clusters of individuals with COVID-19 infection. These values may be useful if validated in future studies.
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- Joseph E. Marcus
- Infectious Diseases Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas
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- Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
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- Trainee Health Surveillance, 559th Medical Group, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
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Marcus JE, Frankel DN, Pawlak MT, Casey TM, Blackwell RS, Tran FV, Dolan MJ, Yun HC. COVID-19 Monitoring and Response Among U.S. Air Force Basic Military Trainees - Texas, March-April 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020; 69:685-688. [PMID: 32497031 PMCID: PMC7315849 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6922e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in substantial morbidity and mortality since it was first described in December 2019 (1). Based on epidemiologic data showing spread in congregate settings (2-4), national, state, and local governments instituted significant restrictions on large gatherings to prevent transmission of disease in early March 2020. This and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have shown initial success in slowing the pandemic across the country (5). This report examines the first 7 weeks (March 1-April 18) of implementation of NPIs in Basic Military Training (BMT) at a U.S. Air Force base. In a population of 10,579 trainees, COVID-19 incidence was limited to five cases (47 per 100,000 persons), three of which were in persons who were contacts of the first patient. Transmission of symptomatic COVID-19 was successfully limited using strategies of quarantine, social distancing, early screening of trainees, rapid isolation of persons with suspected cases, and monitored reentry into training for trainees with positive test results after resolution of symptoms.
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