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Report on hospital-acquired infections caused by imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, France, August 2001–May 2011
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB), an opportunistic pathogen, can cause severe infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Naturally resistant to many antibiotics, AB is capable...
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Monitoring the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: Analysis of National Data from the Program for the Medicalization of Information Systems (PMSI)
Objective. The objectives of this article are: (1) to present and discuss data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI) regarding chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and (2) to assess...
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Severe forms of botulism in newborns and infants: three recent case reports and a management algorithm
Botulism is a rare disease in young children; like in adults, it causes flaccid paralysis due to presynaptic blockade of the neuromuscular junction. Food poisoning following ingestion of...
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Human Cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1). As of April 26, 2009, at 12:00 p.m.
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis linked to water consumption at a campground in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche (07). August 2008
Alert. On August 11, 2008, the Ardèche Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted to the occurrence of numerous cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) at a...
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Monitoring of Asthma in the Workplace Through a Network of Volunteer Occupational Physicians. Final Report of the Feasibility Study
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, in partnership with the University of Bordeaux II, the University of Toulouse III, and the Medical Inspectorate, conducted a pilot...
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Monitoring of Asthma in the Workplace by a Network of Volunteer Occupational Physicians: Summary of the Feasibility Study Results
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, in partnership with the University of Bordeaux II, the University of Toulouse III, and the Medical Inspectorate, conducted a pilot...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Asthma Among Artisans and Merchants Enrolled in the Social Security Scheme for the Self-Employed (RSI). Final Report of the Pilot Study
Some authors have estimated that occupational factors account for between 10% and 20% of adult asthma cases. Among working populations, the prevalence of asthma among artisans and...
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Epidemiological surveillance of asthma among artisans and merchants enrolled in the Social Security Scheme for the Self-Employed (RSI). Summary of the pilot study results
Some authors have estimated that occupational factors account for between 10% and 20% of adult asthma cases. Among working populations, the prevalence of asthma among artisans and...
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis at a campground, Ardèche, France, August 2008
In August 2008, reports of an increase in cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) at a campground, where the drinking water supply showed abnormalities, suggested an outbreak of waterborne...