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| James D MancusoSummaryAffiliation: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Discordance among commercially available diagnostics for latent tuberculosis infectionJames D Mancuso
Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:427-34. 2012..There is uncertainty regarding how to interpret discordance between tests for latent tuberculosis infection...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of targeted and sequential screening strategies for latent tuberculosisJ D Mancuso
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 15:1223-30, i. 2011..No cost-effectiveness studies of testing for latent tuberculosis infection have incorporated both targeted testing and the use of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) in heterogeneous populations...
Impact of targeted testing for latent tuberculosis infection using commercially available diagnosticsJames D Mancuso
Division of Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Clin Infect Dis 53:234-44. 2011..The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a risk factor questionnaire in predicting a positive test result for latent tuberculosis infection using the 3 commercially available diagnostics...
An evaluation of the completeness and accuracy of active tuberculosis reporting in the United States militaryJ D Mancuso
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:1310-5. 2010..Despite the low incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States military, there is uncertainty in the overall reporting and estimates of incidence...
Active tuberculosis and recent overseas deployment in the U.S. militaryJames D Mancuso
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:157-63. 2010..The risk of active TB resulting from military deployment to endemic areas is unknown. It has typically been assumed that the risk of TB approximates the risk among local nationals in that country...
Pseudoepidemics of tuberculin skin test conversions in the U.S. Army after recent deploymentsJames D Mancuso
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:1285-9. 2008..These can lead to predominantly false-positive reactions when used in low-risk populations. The U.S. Army deploys to areas considered at high risk for tuberculosis (TB) infection, but often has limited contact with the local population...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of TST conversion risk in deployed military and long-term civilian travelersRandall J Freeman
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Travel Med 17:233-42. 2010..The purpose of this study was to determine the risk for tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion, used as a surrogate for LTBI, in long-term travelers from low- to high-risk countries...
Deployment-related testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection, part IIJames D Mancuso
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, 503 Robert Grant Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 176:1088-92. 2011..A representative case is explored in both parts to highlight how to approach service members and their units with regard to latent tuberculosis infection screening and intervention...
Deployment-related testing and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection, Part IJames D Mancuso
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 176:865-9. 2011..A representative case is explored in both parts to highlight how to approach service members and their units with regards to latent tuberculosis infection screening and intervention...
Postdeployment evaluation of health risk communication after exposure to a toxic industrial chemicalJames D Mancuso
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Mil Med 173:369-74. 2008....
Chlorhexidine-impregnated cloths to prevent skin and soft-tissue infection in Marine recruits: a cluster-randomized, double-blind, controlled effectiveness trialTimothy J Whitman
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:1207-15. 2010..Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) causes skin and soft-tissue infection (SSTI) in military recruits...
A limited measles outbreak in U.S.-born children living in a military community in Germany after vaccine refusal and other vaccination delaysJames D Mancuso
Epidemiologist, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Europe, Landstuhl, Germany
Mil Med 173:776-9. 2008..Missed opportunities and other delays in vaccination can also contribute to these pockets of susceptibility...
ELISA underestimates measles antibody seroprevalence in US military recruitsJames D Mancuso
Vaccine 26:4877-8. 2008..This resulted in a corrected estimate of the prevalence of immunity to measles of 96% (95% CI: 92-100%). The military vaccinates a percentage of recruits who are likely to be immune if more sensitive testing, such as PRN, was used...
