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Alcohol, one of the leading causes of hospitalization in France
The consequences of excessive alcohol consumption remain a major public health problem in France. Their human and economic costs are considerable. They result in numerous...
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Utilization of Cirrhosis Care in Hepatology and Gastroenterology Departments at General Hospitals in France, 2012
In France, very few epidemiological studies have been conducted on cirrhosis. To investigate the use of hospital care for cirrhosis, we included all patients with cirrhosis caused by...
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The Food Standards Agency’s nutritional quality score applied to the dietary intake of adults in France
Introduction: In France, the implementation of a simplified nutritional information system based on the nutritional quality score developed in the United Kingdom by the Food Standards...
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Screening for Hepatitis B and C in France in 2013: the LaboHep Survey.
Objectives: To estimate the screening activity for hepatitis C (anti-HCV antibodies (Ac)) and hepatitis B ( (HBsAg)) in 2013 in clinical laboratories (LABM), at the national and...
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Parental Hesitancy Toward Hepatitis B Vaccination in France: An Online Survey of 5,922 Parents, 2013.
The objective was to describe the attitudes and psychosocial determinants of hepatitis B vaccination among parents of children aged 1 to 16. A repeated-measure online survey of...
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Hepatitis B Vaccination: Perceptions and Practices Among General Practitioners, France, 2014.
Introduction: This article describes the perceptions and practices regarding hepatitis B vaccination among private general practitioners in metropolitan France. Methods: A random...
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among children in France in 2014: significant progress among infants, stagnation among adolescents.
In France, vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended for all infants, following a three-dose schedule. National vaccination coverage (VC) rates are estimated at 6...
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Report on hospital-acquired infections caused by imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, France, August 2001–May 2011
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB), an opportunistic pathogen, can cause severe infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Naturally resistant to many antibiotics, AB is capable...
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Monitoring the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: Analysis of National Data from the Program for the Medicalization of Information Systems (PMSI)
Objective. The objectives of this article are: (1) to present and discuss data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI) regarding chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and (2) to...
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis at a campground, Ardèche, France, August 2008
In August 2008, reports of an increase in cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) at a campground, where the drinking water supply showed abnormalities, suggested an outbreak of...
