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Environmental exposure to asbestos among residents living near former industrial sites and natural outcrops. A case-control study based on data from the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program
A case-control study was planned to assess the increased risk of pleural mesothelioma associated with environmental asbestos exposure among residents living near former industrial sites....
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Risk factors for sporadic community-acquired Legionnaires' disease in France
Background: Legionellosis is a recognized cause of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in adults and is associated with high mortality. Risk factors have primarily been identified...
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Shigella sonnei resistant to amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole, and azithromycin in the Île-de-France region. January–April 2007
In January 2007, Robert Debré Hospital reported a case of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) caused by Shigella sonnei resistant to amoxicillin (AMX) and cotrimoxazole (SXT) (S. sonnei RR) but...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in healthcare facilities, France, 2005–2008. Epidemiological analysis of data reported as part of standardized surveys on activities to control healthcare-associated infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug-resistant bacterium frequently implicated in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Despite the progress made over the...
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Cold Snaps and Health in Metropolitan France: Impact, Prevention, and the Need for an Early Warning System
This report responds to a request from the Directorate General for Health. It presents the current state of the literature on the relationship between cold weather and health...
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Surveillance of Blood-Exposure Incidents in French Healthcare Facilities in 2006 - Results
Under the auspices of the Network for the Alert, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (Raisin) and in collaboration with the Study Group on Healthcare Workers’ Risk...
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Organized Breast Cancer Screening - Epidemiological Assessment. 2005 Data
The nationwide rollout of the national breast cancer screening program, in accordance with French guidelines, has been in effect since 2004, with the exception of French Guiana, where...
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network - 2006 Results
Controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in healthcare facilities is a priority of the national program to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Since...
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Worker Cohort in the Toulouse Metropolitan Area. "AZF" Health Cohort. Key findings from the May 2004–April 2005 follow-up year (Year T2)
The explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse occurred on September 21, 2001. Workers and rescue personnel were particularly affected due to the large number of businesses that were...
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Environmental Exposure to Asbestos Among Residents Living Near Asbestos-Bearing Rock Outcrops in Mainland France. Final Report
In response to a request from the Directorate General for Health regarding the health impacts associated with environmental exposure to asbestos, the French Institute for Public Health...
