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Evaluation of the reporting of healthcare-associated infections in healthcare facilities in the Île-de-France region from 2004 to 2008
The reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), established by Decree No. 2001-671 of July 26, 2001, has been integrated into the public health alert system with the aim of...
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Perceptions of hospital-acquired risk among the French population, 2005–2006.
The Nicolle telephone survey, conducted in 2005–2006 by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) with scientific support from the French Institute for Public...
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Evaluation of the program to control the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in the Southwest region, 2002
The continued rise in the incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains in French healthcare facilities represents a serious public health problem. Controlling the spread of...
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among healthy children aged 2 to 24 months in New Caledonia between August 2002 and April 2003
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) colonizes the upper respiratory tract within the first few months of life and is part of the normal flora of the nasopharynx. It is also responsible for...
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, 1996
As part of the 1995–2000 plan to combat nosocomial infections, the National Technical Committee on Nosocomial Infections and the Ministry of Health decided to conduct a national...
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Prevalence of nosocomial rotavirus infections in pediatrics
During the two winters of 1992–1993 and 1993–1994, 10 hospitals responded to the surveys. These included 3 university hospitals (Angers, Caen, Nantes) and 7 regional hospitals (Cholet,...
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Opinion of the Technical Committee on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections regarding the control of the spread of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in French healthcare facilities, October 6, 2005
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Report of nosocomial meningitis following invasive spinal procedures, France, 2001–2005.
Introduction - Nosocomial meningitis is a serious and rare infection; reporting of such cases has been mandatory since August 2001 for all healthcare facilities, whether public or...
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Perceptions of hospital-acquired risk among the French population, 2005–2006.
Introduction - For the past 15 years in France, the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been actively promoted by public authorities. The law of March 4, 2002,...
