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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Nosocomial Bacteremia in France. Results of the 2002 Surveillance Study
The incidence of nosocomial bacteremia acquired during short-term hospital stays is 0.60 per 1,000 patient-days. - Catheters (21.5%) and urinary tract infections (19.6%) are the most...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections in France: data from the National Reference Center
Key points: - Persistence, with a very low incidence of invasive H. influenzae type b infections in adults and children. - Among the other capsular types, type f is only rarely...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Invasive Meningococcal Infections, 2001–2003. Data from the National Reference Center
Key Points - The number of meningococcal strains received by the CNR decreased by 6.5% in 2003. - Serogroups B (58.6%) and C (31.1%) remain predominant, with a slowdown in the increase...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Leptospirosis in France from 2001 to 2003
Key points: - 286 to 365 cases per year in mainland France and 260 to 357 in the overseas departments and territories; - slight annual fluctuations in mainland France and few monthly...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Rabies in France, 2001–2003
Key points: - In France, rabies is a notifiable disease (DO) in humans and a disease considered contagious in all animal species (MRC). - The National Reference Center for Rabies (CNRR)...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Non-cholera Vibrio infections in France: cases identified from 2001 to 2003 by the National Reference Center for Vibrio and Cholera
Key points: - Five species of Vibrio responsible for 32 cases of non-cholera Vibrio infections, 19 of which were caused by V. cholerae; - A wide range of clinical presentations, and the...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Salmonellosis in France. Data from 2001–2003 from the National Reference Center
Key points: - In 2003, 10,472 human Salmonella strains and 382 clusters of salmonellosis cases were recorded by the CNR-Salm; - a 16.9% decrease in Salmonella isolates of human origin...
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network. 2004 Results
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Modeling the Impact of Vaccination on the Epidemiology of Chickenpox and Shingles
Background - The upcoming availability of a combined vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox has reignited the debate over widespread chickenpox vaccination for infants....
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What factors influence the practice of screening for female cancers in France?
Background. - The objectives of this study are, first, to estimate the reported coverage of breast and cervical cancer screening over a two-year period and, second, to identify the main...
