Among the objectives of epidemiological surveillance, priority is sometimes given to acquiring knowledge rather than to detecting clusters of cases, which is the primary purpose of...

Introduction - This article presents an overview of lead poisoning screening among children in France during the 2005–2007 period and an analysis of trends over time. Method - The...

Introduction - The objective of this study was to assess whether the time required to return to an acceptable blood lead level (Pb) had improved over time, regardless of the severity of...

For more than 15 years, over 95% of 2-year-olds have received the three doses required for the primary pertussis vaccination series. The disease has become rare in children but persists...

Since 1996, surveillance of the disease has been based on a metropolitan pediatric hospital network. Its objective is to monitor trends in severe cases of pertussis and to assess the...

Introduction. As part of the surveillance of staphylococcal infections in the armed forces, a study was conducted to assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus at the time of...

Since 2002, the network of the National Reference Center for Mycobacteria and Mycobacterial Resistance to Antituberculosis Drugs has observed an increase in the prevalence of...

Background - In addition to national surveys on the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, the Southwest Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Coordination Center conducts an...

In February 2006, the Ministry of Health released the first public version of a composite indicator tracking activities to combat healthcare-associated infections. Developing and...