The prevalence of M. tuberculosis among acid fast bacilli cultures from military health system and veterans affairs beneficiaries in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands from 2002 to 2019.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of tuberculosis among military health system (MHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands has not been previously reported. Our analysis evaluates the prevalence of M. tuberculosis (MTB) among acid fast bacilli culture(s) (AFB) tested at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) on Oahu, HI and describes demographic factors associated with positive samples. We analyzed 9,768 AFBs from 4,129 individuals with AFB specimens processed at TAMC from January 2002 to November 2019: of those who were tested 3,178 were MHS beneficiaries and 951 were VA beneficiaries. There were a total of 40 individuals with MTB-positive cultures over the period of study: 31 MHS beneficiaries and 9 VA beneficiaries. Of the MTB-positive specimens, 93% were from pulmonary sam

SUBMITTER: Crecelius EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8270159 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature