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Causes of death among people living with HIV in 2000: the continuing impact of AIDS, and the emerging role of cancer and hepatitis
Since 1996 and the introduction of so-called highly active antiretroviral therapies, AIDS-related mortality has declined sharply. Current concerns regarding the management of human...
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"The 2004 Heat Wave: A Call to Action." Editorial.
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Medical management of conditions related to excessive heat.
Heat places a strain on the body, and prolonged exposure to heat leads to deaths, primarily among the elderly. The individual then dies because their natural defenses are overwhelmed and...
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Hepatitis E: Activity Report from the National Reference Center for Enteric Hepatitis, France, 2002–2004
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), which is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, causes acute hepatitis that is clinically indistinguishable from other forms of acute viral hepatitis. The...
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End-stage chronic kidney disease associated with diabetes: prevalence and criteria for initiating renal replacement therapy, France, 2006
Objective - To estimate the 2006 incidence of diabetes-related end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in France and to describe the characteristics of patients at the start of renal replacement...
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Carriage of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in French healthcare facilities in 2006: a collaborative national survey by the ONERBA-CNR-InVS networks.
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B and C in France. 500,000 chronic carriers and 4,000 deaths per year
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Glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE): epidemiological situation, current control measures, and future challenges.
Enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium) are commensal bacteria of the gastrointestinal flora responsible for rare and generally mild hospital-acquired infections. Their...
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What epidemiological systems are in place for monitoring work-related health issues? The role of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance
The contribution of occupational factors to health is still poorly understood in France. Nevertheless, some data are available. For example, the proportion of cancers attributable to...
