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Prevalence of nosocomial rotavirus infections in pediatrics
During the two winters of 1992–1993 and 1993–1994, 10 hospitals responded to the surveys. These included 3 university hospitals (Angers, Caen, Nantes) and 7 regional hospitals (Cholet,...
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Opinion of the Technical Committee on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections regarding the control of the spread of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in French healthcare facilities, October 6, 2005
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Report of nosocomial meningitis following invasive spinal procedures, France, 2001–2005.
Introduction - Nosocomial meningitis is a serious and rare infection; reporting of such cases has been mandatory since August 2001 for all healthcare facilities, whether public or...
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Perceptions of hospital-acquired risk among the French population, 2005–2006.
Introduction - For the past 15 years in France, the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been actively promoted by public authorities. The law of March 4, 2002,...
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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.
