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Reporting of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, France, August 2001–June 2006. Regular surveillance reports - Infectious Diseases
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common cause of severe nosocomial infections (NIs). The emergence of new resistance phenotypes is making the treatment of these HIs increasingly...
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External reports of healthcare-associated infections, France, 2006. Regular surveillance reports - Infectious diseases
In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report certain rare or serious nosocomial infections in order to detect them early and facilitate their investigation and control. In...
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Glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE): epidemiological situation, current control measures, and future challenges.
Enterococci (Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium) are commensal bacteria of the gastrointestinal flora responsible for rare and generally mild hospital-acquired infections. Their...
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Antibiotic use in France.
This article reviews the main data sources that can help estimate and monitor antibiotic use and describes the key trends in France.
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Multidrug-resistant bacteria in French hospitals: initial indicators from the Network for the Alert, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (RAISIN).
Bacteria are said to be multidrug-resistant (MDR) when, due to the accumulation of acquired resistance to several classes of antibiotics, they are sensitive to only a small number of...
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Carriage of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in French healthcare facilities in 2006: a collaborative national survey by the ONERBA-CNR-InVS networks.
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Recommendations of the Antibiogram Committee, French Society of Microbiology, November 18, 2005
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results for the Population Aged 65 and Older, France, 2001
The six objectives of the prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections among people aged 65 and older are those of the national survey, which aims to raise awareness among all...
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Reporting of nosocomial infections caused by the hepatitis C virus, France, August 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002.
This article provides an overview of reports of HCV infection cases submitted between August 1, 2001, and December 31, 2002, and received by the InVS as of January 8, 2003, supplemented...
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Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, 2001–2005. Regular Surveillance Reports - Infectious Diseases
In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report rare or serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in order to detect them early and facilitate their control. We describe...
