Introduction - To prepare for a parallel surveillance of hospital antibiotic use and trends in bacterial resistance, we analyzed antibiotic use at the Assistance-Publique - Hôpitaux de...

Objective - To describe trends in the prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity combined) among middle and high school students in the Val-de-Marne department between 1998...

Objectives - Pediatric cancers require special epidemiological surveillance, which justifies the existence of pediatric registries. Materials - Incidence, histological distribution,...

Introduction - Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the leading opportunistic fungal infections. To date, properly administered cotrimoxazole prophylaxis remains effective. However,...

Since 1981, the Paris Congenital Malformations Registry has been recording cases of congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities in the Parisian population (approximately...

Introduction - Homeless individuals, exposed to harsh weather conditions, face an increased risk of hypothermia due to alcoholism and underlying medical conditions. The objective of...

Introduction: Surveys on the public’s fears and attitudes regarding the risk of epidemics are rare. A survey was conducted among the general population of the Rhône-Alpes Region to...

Introduction - The World Health Organization classifies obesity as a global epidemic; in France, this condition is on the rise among children. It has been shown that childhood...

Uncertainties remain regarding the risk posed by environmental exposure to dioxins for the general population. Our team therefore conducted a research program focused on the municipal...