Background - In France, approximately 40,000 people are unaware that they are infected with HIV. Although previous studies have assessed the cost-effectiveness of routine HIV testing...

Introduction - The acceptability and feasibility of HIV testing were analyzed in 27 emergency departments in the Île-de-France region as part of a study aimed at assessing the public...

This article provides an overview of HIV testing in France in 2009, with a specific focus on the anonymous and free testing program. In 2009, five million HIV serology tests were...

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units is a priority because patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units is a priority because patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...

In the Netherlands, the prevalence of Salmonella Paratyphi B (Java variant) in poultry rose from less than 2% of all isolates prior to 1996 to approximately 60% in 2002. Despite...

This article presents data on the prevalence of infections from a prevalence survey conducted in two hospitals in Latvia. This is the first time a survey of this type has been...

Objective - Methods for quantifying the health risks associated with exposure to air pollution have been developed over the past 20 years. Cardiovascular health has rapidly become the...

The incidence of Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, was assessed through a cohort study conducted from 1983 to 2000. Only cases confirmed by stool culture were...

As of June 5, 2009, a total of 21,915 cases (including 128 deaths) of influenza A (H1N1)v had been reported by 72 countries. The outbreak spread from Mexico and the United States...