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Prevalence of diabetes and healthcare utilization by socioeconomic status and country of origin in metropolitan France. 2002–2003 Ten-Year Health Survey and 2002 and 2004 Health and Social Protection Surveys
This report presents an analysis of the impact of socioeconomic status and country of origin on diabetes in France, based on a literature review and two general population surveys: the...
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Shigella sonnei resistant to amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole, and azithromycin in the Île-de-France region. January–April 2007
In January 2007, Robert Debré Hospital reported a case of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) caused by Shigella sonnei resistant to amoxicillin (AMX) and cotrimoxazole (SXT) (S. sonnei RR) but...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in healthcare facilities, France, 2005–2008. Epidemiological analysis of data reported as part of standardized surveys on activities to control healthcare-associated infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug-resistant bacterium frequently implicated in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Despite the progress made over the...
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Cold Snaps and Health in Metropolitan France: Impact, Prevention, and the Need for an Early Warning System
This report responds to a request from the Directorate General for Health. It presents the current state of the literature on the relationship between cold weather and health...
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Hospitalizations for COPD exacerbations. How can they be identified using data from the Hospital Information System (PMSI)?
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are a factor associated with a poor prognosis for the course of the disease. The most severe cases require hospitalization....
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Characteristics of children hospitalized for acute asthma, mainland France, 2007. Summary for policymakers
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Characteristics of children hospitalized for acute asthma. A study conducted in 14 pediatric departments in mainland France, 2007
A decline in asthma-related hospitalization rates has been observed in France over the past decade among adults. However, these rates have remained stable among children. Yet...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related diseases in France in 2007
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network – 2007 Results
Controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in healthcare facilities is a priority of the national program to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Since...
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Breast Cancer Screening Program in France. 2006 Results
