Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) colonizes the upper respiratory tract within the first few months of life and is part of the normal flora of the nasopharynx. It is also responsible for...

As part of the 1995–2000 plan to combat nosocomial infections, the National Technical Committee on Nosocomial Infections and the Ministry of Health decided to conduct a national...

During the two winters of 1992–1993 and 1993–1994, 10 hospitals responded to the surveys. These included 3 university hospitals (Angers, Caen, Nantes) and 7 regional hospitals (Cholet,...

Introduction - Nosocomial meningitis is a serious and rare infection; reporting of such cases has been mandatory since August 2001 for all healthcare facilities, whether public or...

Introduction - For the past 15 years in France, the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been actively promoted by public authorities. The law of March 4, 2002,...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common cause of severe nosocomial infections (NIs). The emergence of new resistance phenotypes is making the treatment of these HIs increasingly...

In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report certain rare or serious nosocomial infections in order to detect them early and facilitate their investigation and control. In...

Enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium) are commensal bacteria of the gastrointestinal flora responsible for rare and generally mild hospital-acquired infections. Their...

This article reviews the main data sources that can help estimate and monitor antibiotic use and describes the key trends in France.