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History and Current Priorities of Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in Europe.
Following the establishment of national and regional surveillance networks for healthcare-associated infections in the 1990s, European coordination was established between 2000 and 2008...
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Evaluation of the surveillance network for multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France: the BMR-Raisin network in 2009.
Introduction In 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) undertook an evaluation of the surveillance systems in which it participates, using a standardized common...
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An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae linked to duodenoscopies: investigation and analysis of the causes, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, France.
Introduction - Retrograde biliary catheterization is a procedure associated with a risk of infection. We report an outbreak caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae producing a CTX-M-15-type...
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e-SIN: a new tool for reporting healthcare-associated infections.
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Editorial. Travel-related illnesses? Re-emerging global diseases
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Health Recommendations for Travelers 2011 (for Healthcare Professionals)
Introduction to Travel-Related Illnesses Travelers, regardless of their destination and travel conditions, frequently experience health problems. The rate of travelers who fall ill...
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Post-diarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome: When should it be considered? What is the follow-up?
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a disease of the vascular endothelium characterized by a triad of hemolytic anemia with the presence of schizocytes, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney...
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World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2011 [Editorial]
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Legionellosis in France: Increase in the Number of Cases in 2010
Since 2005, there has been a steady decline in the incidence rate of Legionnaires' disease in France. In 2010, with 1,540 cases, there was a 28% increase in the number of cases compared...
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Outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome and bloody diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli O104:H4 in southwestern France, June 2011
As of June 28, 2011, 15 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or bloody diarrhea had been reported in Gironde since June 22, 2011. Investigations suggest that sprouted seeds served...
