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Volume 30, Number 1—January 2024
Research

Doxycycline Prophylaxis for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Naval Special Warfare Trainees, United States1

Jeffrey SpiroComments to Author , Piotr WisniewskiComments to Author , Julia Schwartz, Alfred G. Smith, Sara Burger, Drake H. Tilley, and Ryan C. Maves
Author affiliations: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA (J. Spiro, P. Wisniewski, D.H. Tilley, R.C. Maves); Naval Health Research Center, San Diego (P. Wisniewski); Naval Special Warfare Center, Coronado, California, USA (J. Schwartz, S. Burger); Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA (A.G. Smith); Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (R.C. Maves)

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Figure

Total number of SSTIs diagnosed at the Naval Special Warfare Center medical clinic during each Hell Week with corresponding percentage of Naval Special Warfare trainees diagnosed with SSTI in each training class, United States. Each Hell Week is labeled by month, year, and training class number (300–341). Date of doxycycline prophylaxis initiation is indicated. SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection.

Figure. Total number of SSTIs diagnosed at the Naval Special Warfare Center medical clinic during each Hell Week with corresponding percentage of Naval Special Warfare trainees diagnosed with SSTI in each training class, United States. Each Hell Week is labeled by month, year, and training class number (300–341). Date of doxycycline prophylaxis initiation is indicated. SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection.

Main Article

1Preliminary findings were presented at IDWeek 2019, Washington, DC, USA, October 2–6, 2019.

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