SUMMARY OF LABORATORY CAPABILITIES KKMC DEPLOYMENT

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Subject: SUMMARY OF LABORATORY CAPABILITIES  KKMC DEPLOYMENT             

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000481

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED - OPPLAN                                         

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                    SUMMARY OF LABORATORY CAPABILITIES, KKMC DEPLOYMENT
                                  424TH MEDICAL LABORATORY


             1. Serologic identifications: (i.e., detection of antibodies
                  in personnel):

                  a.* Arthropod-borne viral fevers.      Sandfly Fever (Naples
             and Sicilian) , West Nile Fever, Sinbis, Rift Valley Fever, Congo-
             Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever, and Dengue. All of these assays can
             be performed with the equipment and reagents on hand; however the
             amount of reagent on hand limits the number of patient assays to
             approximately 500.

                  b.*    Rickettsial f evers.      f ever, Murine Typhus, and
             Mediterranean Spotted Fever.       All of these assays can be
             performed with the equipment and reagents on hand; however the
             amount of reagent on hand limits the number of patient assays to
             approximately 500.

                  d.*   BW agents.    Detection of Anthrax (two methods) and
             Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A-D with equipment and reagents
             currently on hand. (Note: Laboratory identification of Anthrax
             requires exposure plus in vivo production of Lethal Toxin, a
             complex composed of 63 Kd Protective Antigen-90.2 Kd Lethal
             Factor.   A soldier exposed to Anthrax who is treated with the
             appropriate antibiotic therapy will not develop the Lethal Toxin,
             and consequently will be found neg t@ive by laboratory testing.
             This applies both the SMART rapid method as well as the
             laboratory EIA method.)

             2. Cultural isolation and identification from clinical
                  specimens.

                  a.*   Bacterial diarrheal agents:     Shigella, Salmonella,
             Aeromonas, Vibrio, Yersinia, and campylobacter.

                  b.* Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing.      Kirby-Bauer test
         for antibiotic sensitivity testing.

                  c.* nneiisseria gonorrhoeae, Salmonella typhi, Brucella sp..
             Streptococcus pyogenes, and Stretococcus Pneumoniae.

                  d.*   Fecal contamination of food and water,      within the
             limitations stated in the previous subparagraphs.

             3.* Ova and Parasites. We are capable of identification of the
             presence of ova and parasites, but may require confirmation by
             more experienced parasitologists if rare or unusual stages or
             organisms are encountered.
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Subject = SUMMARY OF LABORATORY CAPABILITIES KKMC DEPLOYM
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 11-OCT-1996