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Health inequalities and behaviors: a comparison of a population of 704,128 people in precarious circumstances with a population of 516,607 people not in precarious circumstances, France, 1995–2002
The network of health examination centers operating on behalf of the National Health Insurance System consists of 98 centers located throughout France, which conduct approximately...
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The Management of Primary Liver Cancer in France
Liver cancer accounted for 2.1% of all new cancer cases in 2000, ranking 8th among men and 18th among women. Its incidence has increased significantly over the past twenty years. This...
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Evaluation of a protocol for viral serology testing of the source patient (SP) following blood-exposure incidents (BEI), Saint-Etienne University Hospital, 2001–2003
In accordance with Circulars 98/228 of April 9, 1998, and 2003-165 of April 2, 2003, the protocol in effect at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital requires that, for any emergency...
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New system for the anonymous reporting of notifiable infectious diseases. Circular DGS/SD5C/SD6A No. 2003/60 of February 10, 2003
This circular provides, in the form of fact sheets: the new mandatory reporting procedures, the new notification forms, the role of the teams responsible for combating infectious...
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Malfunction of a washer-disinfector in a gastrointestinal endoscopy unit: description of the epidemiological investigation, Lyon, 2002
The transmission of infectious agents following endoscopy has been demonstrated in several studies. Most endoscopy-related infections were caused by bacterial agents and, less...
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Procedures involving a risk of blood exposure for nursing staff: monitoring and trends from 1990 to 1992 in 10 hospitals. New equipment for the safety of healthcare workers
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Accidental exposure to blood in the operating room
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Population registries in France: the case of cancer registries
In France, there are 25 cancer registries, comprising 14 general registries and 11 specialized registries, which aim to continuously and comprehensively record all cases within...
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Focus on a forgotten disease: Lemierre's syndrome
In 1936, Lemierre described a series of deaths resulting from sepsis caused by a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium: "Bacillus funduliformis." This disease primarily affects healthy...
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The Situation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in France (1987–1995)
Diphtheria seemed to have disappeared from Europe. Now it has returned to our doorstep, just a two-hour flight from Paris, in all the countries of the former Soviet Union on the one...
