Gulf War and Health: Volume 5. Infectious Diseases

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6	Diseases and Agents of Special Concern to Veterans of the Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom	181
	Al Eskan Disease	181
	Description of Acute Illness	182
	Long-Term Adverse Health Outcomes	182
	Pathogenesis	182
	Treatment	183
	Summary	183
	Idiopathic Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia	183
	Description of Acute Illness	183
	Long-Term Adverse Health Outcomes	183
	Pathogenesis	184
	Treatment	184
	Summary	184
	Wound and Nosocomial Infections (Including Infections with Acinetobacter Spp.)	184
	Concerns Regarding Acinetobacter baumannii	185
	Other Wound Infections	186
	Other Nosocomial Infections	187
	Regional Experiences in Non-Americans	188
	Summary	190
	Mycoplasmas	190
	Mycoplasmas and “Gulf War Illness”	191
	Summary	193
	Biologic-Warfare Agents	193
	Summary	194
	References	194
	Appendix Biographical Sketches for Members of the Committee	201
	Index	205

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