Introduction: Sickle cell disease, the most common genetic disorder in France, was identified as a priority in the 2004 Public Health Act, with goals to reduce mortality and improve care...

Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe, using data from the French Registry of Childhood Disabilities (RHEOP), the prevalence and characteristics (associated...

Most childhood disabilities are permanent and lead to “lifelong” limitations in activity and restrictions on participation. It is important to better understand and monitor trends over...

Introduction - The objective of the Serac study was to describe long-term disabilities in severely traumatized children admitted to the intensive care unit following a traffic accident. ...

Approximately 10,000 children are born extremely premature each year in France. Improvements in the survival rates of these children have made it necessary to assess their long-term...

Key points: - Approximately 13,000 invasive infections caused by these six bacteria in France in 2003, 60% of which were caused by S. pneumoniae. - Stability in invasive infections...

How do you get others to accept you when you’re different? How do you make friends as a child or teenager when you don’t look like everyone else? The film *Wonder* starts with an extreme...

Congenital toxoplasmosis is potentially fatal for the fetus. During pregnancy, a mother can become infected by eating undercooked meat containing parasites (cysts), poorly washed raw...

The prevalence of maternal and congenital CMV infections is poorly documented in France. Between November 2004 and January 2005, a prospective national survey was conducted to estimate...