U.S. soldiers from 2nd Brigade,10th Mountain Division, and an Iraqi soldier (R) take part in a search operation for three missing soldiers in Rashdimullah district in Baghdad in this file photo from May 17, 2007. New research suggests that an outbreak of wound and bloodstream infections among U.S. service members in Iraq was acquired at contaminated field hospitals, not on the battlefield. (Stringer/Reuters)
Field hospitals source of infection in U.S. soldiers ping
Field hospitals source of infection in U.S. soldiers since the Revolutionary War. Really a problem during the Civil War. Probably the reason the Spanish Flu proliferated during WWI. Dear Reuters Health, this is tragic, but it is not news.
News reports such as this don’t deserve any bandwidth. This is crackpot material.
It is impossible to maintain a sterile environment in the field.
The military imported this particular strain of Acinetobacter Baumannii into the field hospitls when it shipped it’s medical equipment in from Germany. They determined that three years ago. Epidemiological Consultation 12-HA-01JK-04) has never been made public.
They could have contained this dangerous bacteria but put more effort into covering it up.
It has spread throughout the military medical system, the VA medical system, our community hospitals all over our country, the UK, Australia..... the coalition of the contaminated.
Thanks for posting the story.