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The Role of the Hospital Information System in Monitoring Surgical Site Infections: The Experience of the Quimper-Cornouaille Hospital Center, France.
Introduction - An information-system-based surveillance program for surgical site infections (SSIs) has been in place at the Quimper-Cornouaille Hospital Center since 2006. This study...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution on the Nancy and Metz Metropolitan Areas
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Public Health Study of a Former Asbestos Grinding Plant: The Comptoir des Minéraux et Matières Premières in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis). Environmental Pollution Between 1938 and 1975: Health Impacts and Recommendations. Summary
In 1938, a company specializing in the grinding of minerals—and particularly asbestos ore—set up operations in the Paris suburbs. Its grinding operations, which generated noise and...
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Cluster of acute hepatitis B virus infections linked to acupuncture procedures, Languedoc-Roussillon (France), 2008
Introduction - In September 2008, an acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was reported to the Gard Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs involving a teenage girl who...
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Study of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in the Vicinity of the Aube Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Repository
The objective of this epidemiological study is to describe the health status of the population living near the Soulaines Radioactive Waste Repository. It focuses on cancers diagnosed in...
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The fight against healthcare-associated infections: progress has certainly been made, but we must keep up the effort!
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Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in France: a key component of national programs.
Since 1995, France has had a national program for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections led by the Ministry of Health. Establishing a surveillance system and fostering a...
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Reporting of healthcare-associated infections: a tool for detecting and monitoring emerging infections in healthcare facilities in France.
Healthcare facilities (HFs) provide a conducive environment for the emergence and transmission of pathogenic infectious agents. Since 2001, the external reporting of certain rare or...
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Factors Contributing to Best Practices in the External Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Qualitative Study, France, 2009.
While the value of the Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System (SIN) in terms of patient safety has been demonstrated, several evaluations have shown that its operation was not...
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Sudden infant death - The syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of 1. Santé publique France contributes to the surveillance of SIDS in France.
