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Q Fever in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. An epidemiological study
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Asthma and COPD: Hospitalization and Mortality Rates in France’s Overseas Departments and Metropolitan France, 2005–2007
Objective - This article presents hospitalization and mortality rates for asthma and COPD in Réunion and the French West Indies and compares them with those in mainland France. Methods -...
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Monitoring to Guide and Evaluate a Healthcare Facility’s Hospital-Acquired Infection Prevention Policy: The Experience of the Mulhouse Hospital Center, France.
The purpose of this article is to describe the role of surveillance in the policy for combating healthcare-associated infections at the Mulhouse Hospital Center. Initially organized by...
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Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C Through the Network of Medical Facilities for People Who Use Drugs in Alsace, France, 2006–2007
While the risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is high among people who use drugs (PWUD), screening and treatment for chronic hepatitis C remain limited in this population. The...
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Cross-sectional investigations into cases of tuberculosis in high schools, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, 2009–2010
Introduction - Following the simultaneous occurrence of tuberculosis cases at two high schools in Seine-Saint-Denis, the department’s tuberculosis control center conducted a study aimed...
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Nosocomial influenza in the pediatric ward at Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon (France), during the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 winters
Introduction - Influenza can be a nosocomial infection. Hospital outbreaks have been reported, but rarely in pediatric wards. A prospective study was conducted at Edouard Herriot...
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Trends in coronary heart disease in France from 2000 to 2007.
Introduction - This study aims to report on recent trends in coronary heart disease among residents aged 35 to 74 in the three geographic areas monitored by the registries (the...
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Clinical, laboratory, and electrophysiological characteristics of first episodes of coronary insufficiency in three French regions in 2006: association with 28-day survival.
Objective - To compare the characteristics of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) episodes in order to better understand regional differences in mortality. Methods - The analysis covers all...
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Clinical management of acute first-episode coronary insufficiency in three French regions in 2006.
Introduction - The objective was to compare the clinical management of patients presenting with first-time acute coronary syndrome (ACS) across the three French registries. Materials and...
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Extreme Weather Events and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: From Surveillance to Public Health Action, France, Southwest, January 2009
The passage of Storm Klaus through southwestern France in January 2009 left approximately 1.7 million customers without power and led to an unprecedented increase in carbon monoxide (CO)...
