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Thomas L Sutton

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PubMed2003

Prevalence and high rate of asymptomatic infection of Chlamydia trachomatis in male college Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets.

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and risk factors for infection are not well described in male college students enrolled in the Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC). GOAL: The goal was to determine prevalence of C. trachomatis infection, percentage of asymptomatic infections, and risk factors for infection in a population of male college ROTC students. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a prevalence survey of C. trachomatis infection and risk factors using urine ligase chain reaction and questionnaire. Participants were 1443 ROTC male college cadets at Ft. Lewis, Washington, from June to July 2001. RESULTS: Prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 31 of 1252 (2.48%); 93.6% of the infections were asymptomatic. Black race, exposure to a partner with a prior sexually transmitted disease, and self-reported symptoms were significant risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: The prominence of asymptomatic infection in a male population with comparatively low prevalence suggests that risk factor rather than clinically based screening could be beneficial in this population.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

Acute methanol ingestion.

Methanol poisoning is an insidious event that can culminate in severe metabolic disturbances, permanent neurologic dysfunction, blindness, and death. Although numerous adult cases have been extensively reviewed, there is a paucity of reports about pediatric ingestions. We present a case of acute methanol intoxication in a 6-year-old male patient who presented with headache, nausea, altered mental status, and drowsiness. His blood methanol level was 350 mg/dL (109.4 mmol/L), despite the absence of any history or identifiable source of methanol. Treatment with ethanol, alkalinization, and hemodialysis resulted in full recovery without residua. Unusual facets of this case are the child's relatively older age, the extremely high methanol blood level, and, most remarkably, the complete lack of visual disturbances on routine ophthalmologic evaluation.

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