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Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Institutional Settings. Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Institutional Settings
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in France remains a pressing issue. The national incidence rate was 11.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2000 and has remained stable since 1997. The situation is...
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Is resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae reversible?
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National Policies for the Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance: The Situation in 17 European Countries at the End of 2000
A survey conducted among the Member States of the European Union and Norway shows that, as of December 2000, only two of them did not have a national surveillance system for...
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Outbreaks of foodborne illness in 2001
In the introduction, the authors describe the procedures and quality of the surveillance systems for outbreaks of foodborne illness in France. In 2001, 483 reports of foodborne illness...
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Cases of Hepatitis A in group settings reported to the DDASS: Summary of Investigations and Recommendations
As part of its surveillance and investigation mandate, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) is frequently asked to provide guidance on how to respond to outbreaks...
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Occupational HIV and HCV Seroconversions Among Healthcare Workers in France: An Update as of June 30, 2001
Surveillance of occupational exposures among healthcare workers in France was established, using both retrospective and prospective methods, in 1991 for the human immunodeficiency...
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Surveillance of Antituberculosis Drug Resistance in Europe, 1999
Natural resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antituberculosis drugs is rare. Drug resistance results primarily from inappropriate treatment. Resistance to antituberculosis...