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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes. 2016 National Results
As part of the 2015 National Program for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (Propias), this first national survey on the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections...
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Impact of Chronic Exposure to Fine Particles on Mortality in the Arve Valley
The health impacts of outdoor air pollution are a major concern in the Arve Valley, where the concentration of human activities, the topography, and climatic conditions contribute to the...
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Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in France: Let’s Take This Seriously, Let’s Be Responsible
Antibiotic resistance could become one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It threatens our ability to treat even the most common infections. All sectors of healthcare and all...
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Evaluation of different methods for detecting clusters of hospital-treated cases of waterborne acute gastroenteritis
For several years, Santé publique France has been conducting research based on health insurance reimbursement data to improve the detection of hospitalizations due to acute...
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Prevagay 2015 Report. HIV Seroprevalence Survey Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Frequenting Gay Social Venues
For the first time, the Prevagay study was conducted in five different cities: Nice, Montpellier, Lyon, Lille, and Paris. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence...
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Investigation Report on Suspected Cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in Savoie and Isère
Following reports of ten cases of ALS that occurred in a village in Savoie with approximately 900 residents between 1991 and 2013, and ten cases that occurred between 2000 and 2013 in a...
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Investigation of a cluster of leptospirosis cases among inmates at a prison in the Île-de-France region
In February 2016, the National Reference Center for Leptospirosis reported two confirmed cases of leptospirosis requiring hospitalization in intensive care among inmates at a...
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Suicides and Other Deaths in Prisons in France Between 2000 and 2010: The Role of Death Certificates in Understanding and Monitoring Mortality
Data on deaths in custody provided by the prison administration were matched with data from death certificates in the CépiDc-Inserm national mortality database in order to study the...
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Assessment of Morbidity and Mortality Indicators (MMI) for Monitoring Health Impacts During Cold Snaps and Snow and Ice Storms
Background and objective: In France, during cold waves and episodes of snow and ice, health indicators of mortality and morbidity (IMM) are monitored as part of syndromic surveillance in...
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Descriptive study of locally acquired cases of hepatitis E, France, 2010
In France, since 2006, the number of confirmed cases of locally acquired hepatitis E (HE) has increased significantly. In 2010, a descriptive study of locally acquired HE cases was...
