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2012 National Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Therapy in Healthcare Facilities. May–June 2012. Investigator’s Guide
From 1990 to 2006, four national prevalence surveys (ENP) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) provided regular estimates of the incidence of HAIs in French healthcare facilities...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network, France, 2010 Results
Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units is a priority because patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and...
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Assessing the Health Impacts of Air Pollution: A Tool for Public Policy—Current Practices and Future Directions. Key Findings and Areas for Further Work from the First Aasqa-Cire Workshop Organized by the InVS on October 4, 2011
The Air and Health Surveillance Program (PSAS), coordinated by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS)—a public institution under the authority of the Ministry of...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network, France, 2010 Results. Appendices
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The Role of Urban Heat Islands in Excess Mortality During Heat Waves. Summary of Studies Conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance on the August 2003 Heat Wave
The impacts of heat waves on mortality and morbidity are now well documented in France. Nearly 15,000 deaths were recorded during the 2003 heat wave, and nearly 2,000 during the 2006...
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Summary of InVS studies on the risk factors and health impacts of heat waves in urban areas using satellite data
Large cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves due to their population density, land-use characteristics, anthropogenic heat generation (the urban heat island effect—UHI), and...
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance System in France in 2010
The incidence of reported legionellosis in France is estimated based on mandatory reporting (MR) and stood at 2.4 per 100,000 in 2010, with a west-to-east gradient. The objective of...
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Evaluation of the Organized Breast Cancer Screening Program in France. 2009 Results and Trends Since 2005
The national organized breast cancer screening program was rolled out nationwide in 2004. It includes a clinical examination and two mammograms per breast interpreted by a primary...
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Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (sorbitol-fermenting) infection linked to the consumption of ground beef. France, June–July 2011
An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection occurred in France in June–July 2011. Eighteen cases were identified. These cases were children aged 6 months to 10...
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Program for the Surveillance of Occupational Diseases (MCP) in France. Results of the MCP Fortnightly Reports for 2006–2007–2008
Occupational diseases are reportable in France, but spontaneous reports are very rare. In 2002, the InVS and the Occupational Health Inspectorate established a surveillance program for...
