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Socioeconomic status of people living with HIV receiving care at hospitals in mainland France in 2011. Initial results from the ANRS-Vespa2 survey
Although recent years have confirmed the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatments, people living with HIV (PLHIV) are facing a deteriorating general socioeconomic environment. The...
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Sexual behaviors among people living with HIV in France in 2011: initial results from the ANRS-Vespa2 survey
The aim of this article is to describe the sexual behaviors of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in France in 2011, and in particular to assess the frequency of behaviors that carry a risk...
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Hepatitis C virus co-infection among people living with HIV: data from the ANRS-Vespa2 survey
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people living with HIV (PLHIV) remains a major public health issue and poses challenges for the combined management of these two infections. The...
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New HIV Diagnoses and AIDS Cases in France, 2003–2011
This article presents the status of HIV infection and AIDS in France in 2011, based on mandatory reporting of HIV and AIDS and virological surveillance. Approximately 6,100 people [95%...
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The Impact of Heat Waves on Healthcare Utilization: A Literature Review
Background - In the context of climate change, it is important to better understand the relationship between extreme temperatures, healthcare utilization, and mortality in order to...
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Vulnerable Migrants and Tuberculosis: Case-Based Monitoring and Screening. A Study at the Comede Health Center, France, 2009–2011
Introduction - The treatment and follow-up of tuberculosis among vulnerable migrants and foreign nationals represent a major public health challenge. The Medical Committee for Exiles...
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Pilot study of automated transfer of microbiological data from private clinical laboratories for epidemiological surveillance purposes, Labville network, France, 2005–2009
The Labville pilot project, conducted from 2005 to 2009 to help monitor antibiotic resistance (ABR), implemented an automated, daily, and secure transfer of bacteriology data from a...
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Editorial. Alzheimer's Disease: The Challenge of Epidemiological Data.
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Can the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia be estimated using medical-administrative databases? A comparison with data from population-based cohorts.
Introduction: Data from the National Inter-Regime Health Insurance Information System (Sniiram) represent a potential tool for the epidemiological surveillance of Alzheimer’s disease and...
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Trends in Dementia: A Review of the Current Situation in France and Internationally.
Introduction: Due to the current aging of the population, dementia represents a major societal concern. Recently, downward trends in the incidence of dementia have been observed in...