Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe childhood lead poisoning screening activities in France and how they have evolved since 1995. Methods - We used data from the...

To combat carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which causes approximately 100 deaths and several thousand hospitalizations each year, a national CO poisoning surveillance system has been...

Objectives - The aim of this study was to describe the reasons for participating or not participating in organized (OD) or individual (ID) breast cancer screening. Methods - This...

In France, the overall proportion of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae has decreased from 53% in 2002 to 38% in 2006, and the proportion of methicillin-resistant...

The incidence of nosocomial bacteremia acquired during short-term hospital stays is 0.60 per 1,000 patient-days. - Catheters (21.5%) and urinary tract infections (19.6%) are the most...

Key points: - Persistence, with a very low incidence of invasive H. influenzae type b infections in adults and children. - Among the other capsular types, type f is only rarely...

This special issue presents the papers and discussions from the 68th Meeting of Crips Ile-de-France, which focused on HIV prevention among migrant populations. In the first section,...

Introduction - Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among people aged 65 and older. They result in fractures, hospitalizations, and loss of independence, and can lead to...

Introduction - Objectives - To increase the uptake of Chlamydia trachomatis screening, INPES conducted a pilot study from September 3 to October 14, 2012, using an online platform that...