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...

Despite campaigns encouraging screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV), HCV infection remains underdiagnosed, and its clinical and therapeutic management is suboptimal. The authors seek to...

Objectives - To propose clinical and bio-clinical scores predictive of diabetes in the French population. Method - The study included 1,863 men and 1,954 women (D.E.S.I.R. cohort), aged...

The results presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in France during 2006 under mandatory reporting requirements. In 2006, the number of reported cases of active...

As part of the 2005 survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding HIV/AIDS conducted by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes), 1,874...

Anonymous and free HIV testing clinics (CDAG), thanks to their accessibility and widespread distribution throughout France, provide an easy way to get tested for HIV/AIDS....

Introduction - In 2006, a strain of Chlamydia trachomatis with a deletion in its cryptic plasmid was identified in Sweden. This strain is not detected by the molecular biology tests...

Background - Following a resurgence of syphilis in 2000, a surveillance system was established. Analysis of the collected data allows for monitoring trends and describing cases. Methods...

Surveillance of trends in Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) urogenital infections in France is conducted by a network of volunteer laboratories known as Rénachla. Since early 2000, there has...

Introduction - In France, surveillance data on gonococcal infections make it possible to track trends over time from 1986 to 2006 and to describe the characteristics of patients and...