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Guide to Environmental Investigations of Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases
This guide is intended for agencies that conduct investigations into cases of childhood lead poisoning, specifically: the Health and Environment Services of the Departmental Directorates...
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Renacoq, hospital-based pertussis surveillance in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key Points - 2003: Third consecutive year of decline (23% decrease from 1996–99 to 2000–2003), primarily among children older than 2 months. - 91% of cases were laboratory-confirmed. - A...
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Monitoring and Communication of Environmental Risks: The Role of the Practitioner
Health crises have led to growing public concern about environmental risks. Public authorities have responded by establishing a system for analyzing, monitoring, and managing...
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network - 2006 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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Evaluation of indicators for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections in France: a multilevel analysis. Health Surveillance Conference, Paris, November 26–28, 2008
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Regional Variations in the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, June 2006. 2008 National Conference of Regional Health Observatories: Health Inequalities, Marseille, October 16–17, 2008
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Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among young recruits in the French Navy
Introduction. As part of the surveillance of staphylococcal infections in the armed forces, a study was conducted to assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus at the time of...
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Surveillance of Antituberculosis Drug Resistance in France: Recent Data
Since 2002, the network of the National Reference Center for Mycobacteria and Mycobacterial Resistance to Antituberculosis Drugs has observed an increase in the prevalence of...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Nosocomial Bacteremia in France. Results of the 2002 Surveillance Study
The incidence of nosocomial bacteremia acquired during short-term hospital stays is 0.60 per 1,000 patient-days. - Catheters (21.5%) and urinary tract infections (19.6%) are the most...
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, June 2006. Volume 1: Methods, Results, and Outlook
The 2006 National Prevalence Survey (ENP) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) aimed to measure the prevalence on a given day and to describe the characteristics of HAIs and...
