Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents: a review

Genital infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis represent the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States. An estimated 3-4 million cases annually necessitate the expenditure of more than $2 billion in health care costs per year. The ramifications of infection with this organism have significant reproductive complications. The objective of this paper is to provide the reader with a review of Chlamydia trachomatis in general with particular focus on those areas that are pertinent to the adolescent population. The authors hereby provide an overview of the clinically pertinent microbiology, epidemiology, risk factors, selective screening protocols, diagnostic methods, clinical manifestations, and sequelae of C. trachomatis.     

DISA comes through [C4I architecture]

The development of a command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) architecture for the central command (CENTCOM) theater of operations during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm is described. CENTCOM C4I merged commercial and military communications systems into a fully integrated network. It employed tactical ground mobile forces (GMF) satellite systems, line-of-sight (LOS) radio systems, unit-level circuit switches (ULCS), and the primary interfaces to strategic systems, the TRI-TAC switching centers, automatic circuit (TTC-39A) and automatic message (TYC-39) switchboards. By the end of the ground war, the CENTCOM strategic network considered of over 100 defense satellite communication system (DSCS) satellite links, nine T-1 systems, over 300, DSN trunks, 26 AUTODIN circuits, and numerous dedicated-user, point-to-point, and data circuits