Background: In France, the surveillance of bacterial antibiotic resistance relies on numerous partners and networks, primarily based in healthcare facility laboratories. To complement...

Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are diverse and common, with an incidence in Europe of nearly 800 per 100,000 people. They affect both children and adults, although the...

In 2009, the 23 Regional Pneumococcal Surveillance Centers (ORP) collected and analyzed 5,882 pneumococcal strains, of which 1,557 (26.5%) were isolated from children (C) and 4,325...

Since 2001, France has participated in the European surveillance of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae in cases of bacteremia...

Objectives: As part of the regionalization of public health initiatives, our objective was to generate and compare regional data on antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolated...

Since 2016, Santé publique France has had an ethics and professional conduct committee. A review following the completion of its first term.

Empowerment—that is, the development of the ability to act—and community participation are ethically sound concepts from a public health perspective. In theory, that is; in practice,...

In France, for the year 2018, the estimated number of new cases of lung cancer was 46,363, and the estimated number of deaths from lung cancer was 33,117. Key points: 5-year...

In France, for the year 2015, the estimated number of new cases of prostate cancer was 50,430, and the estimated number of deaths from prostate cancer was 8,512. Key points: 5-year...