Introduction - The acceptability and feasibility of HIV testing were analyzed in 27 emergency departments in the Île-de-France region as part of a study aimed at assessing the public...

This article provides an overview of HIV testing in France in 2009, with a specific focus on the anonymous and free testing program. In 2009, five million HIV serology tests were...

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units is a priority because patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units is a priority because patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...

Pertussis is a highly contagious disease whose complications can be very serious, particularly in infants who have not been vaccinated or have not completed their vaccination series....

Objective - To describe the characteristics of people with diabetes (all types) in the French overseas departments (DOMs), their health status and quality of care (type 2), and to...

Objectives - The objective was to examine, in light of clinical guidelines, the practices of general practitioners regarding the intensification of antidiabetic treatment in patients...

Objectives - To determine, using health insurance data, changes in the prevalence of treated diabetes in France between 2000 and 2009; to describe geographic disparities by examining...

Following the health crises of the 1990s (contaminated blood, mad cow disease, asbestos, . .) and more recent ones caused by the 2003 heat wave or emerging infectious pathogens (SARS,...

The health effects of air pollution have been extensively studied and are becoming increasingly well understood. In epidemiology, most studies have focused on the short- and long-term...