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Pertussis Vaccination in Europe: A Review of the Situation at the End of 1999
The history of pertussis in European countries has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of pertussis vaccination in reducing the incidence of the disease. In some countries, whole-cell...
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RENACOQ: Hospital-based Pertussis Surveillance in 1998: A Review of Three Years of Surveillance
Since 1986, whooping cough has no longer been included on the list of reportable diseases. A pediatric hospital "sentinel" network (RENACOQ) was established in April 1996, following the...
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Neonatal pertussis
Neonatal pertussis is rare; the Renacoq network has recorded 34 cases over a three-year period. Newborns and infants under three months of age have little or no protection from maternal...
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Epidemiology of Pertussis (1993–2000): A Review of Hospital Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations in Communities in France
Despite having achieved very high vaccination coverage for over 30 years with a vaccine whose protective efficacy has been confirmed, pertussis has not been eliminated in France. Data...
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Epidemiology of Pertussis in France
Despite having achieved very high vaccination coverage rates for over 30 years with a vaccine whose protective efficacy has been confirmed by surveillance data and outbreak...
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Opinion of the National Technical Committee on Nosocomial Infections dated December 5, 2001, on "The Role of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub in Hand Hygiene During Patient Care"
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Patients are increasingly presenting with risk factors. Will we be able to continue reducing healthcare-associated infections?
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Surveillance and Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in French Hospitals
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Is resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae reversible?
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Current Issues in Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance in Primary Care
Antibiotic resistance is spreading faster than the development of new antibiotics. In outpatient care, the treatment of middle ear infections in children requires increasingly intensive...
