Table 1.
Baseline characteristica | Value (n = 50 patients) |
---|---|
No. (%) of males | 49 (98) |
Median age in yrs (IQR) | 25.1 (22.7–30.4) |
Branch of service [no. of subjects (%)] | |
Marine | 14 (28) |
Army | 31 (62) |
Navy | 1 (2) |
Missing branch | 3 (6) |
Rank [no. of subjects (%)] | |
Enlisted | 38 (76) |
Officer | 4 (8) |
Warrant | 3 (6) |
Median injury severity score (IQR) | 21.0 (18.0–26.0) |
Theater of operation [no. of subjects (%)] | |
Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) | 5 (10) |
Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) | 44 (88) |
Missing | 1 (2) |
Sources of the isolates (%) | |
Wounds | 42 |
Nares | 17 |
Respiratory (includes tracheal aspirate, sputum, and BAL fluid) | 16 |
Groin | 9 |
Not specified/other | 8 |
Bone | 4 |
Urine | 1 |
Catheter related | 1 |
Bloodstream | 1 |
Intra-abdominal | 1 |
IQR, interquartile range; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage.