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Vulnerable Migrants and Tuberculosis: Case-Based Monitoring and Screening. A Study at the Comede Health Center, France, 2009–2011
Introduction - The treatment and follow-up of tuberculosis among vulnerable migrants and foreign nationals represent a major public health challenge. The Medical Committee for Exiles...
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Pilot study of automated transfer of microbiological data from private clinical laboratories for epidemiological surveillance purposes, Labville network, France, 2005–2009
The Labville pilot project, conducted from 2005 to 2009 to help monitor antibiotic resistance (ABR), implemented an automated, daily, and secure transfer of bacteriology data from a...
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Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: rates of long-term care, hospitalizations, and mortality in mainland France, 2007 and 2010
Objectives. This study provides an overview of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (ADOD) in mainland France using existing databases and initiates a discussion on the monitoring...
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Rapid HIV screening and diagnostic tests at CDAGs: impact on the reporting of other serology results and the value of implementing follow-up measures for patients who have been lost to follow-up
Rapid HIV screening and diagnostic tests (RHDTs) are recommended for HIV testing in community-based settings. Their use in CDAG/CDDIST centers may increase demand but could affect the...
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Mean LDL cholesterol and prevalence of LDL hypercholesterolemia among adults aged 18 to 74. National Nutrition and Health Survey (ENNS) 2006–2007, mainland France
Introduction: The objectives of this study were to describe the mean LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) level, the distribution of values, and the prevalence of LDL hypercholesterolemia and its...
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Epidemiological, clinical, and virological surveillance of influenza in mainland France: 2012–2013 season
This article presents an epidemiological, clinical, and virological overview of influenza activity in France during the 2012–2013 season. Methods: This review is based on a descriptive...
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HIV Testing in France, 2003–2012
This article presents data on HIV testing activity in France from 2003 to 2012 in clinical laboratories, based on the "LaboVIH" database, as well as on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs)...
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Venous thromboembolism: Hospitalized patients and mortality in France in 2010
Introduction: Few data are available on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its mortality in France. Methods: Data from the national databases of the Program for the...
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Tuberculosis in France: Vigilance Remains Essential [Editorial]
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Cases of tuberculosis reported in France in 2010.
The data presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in France during 2010. The number of tuberculosis cases reported in 2010 was 5,187 (8.1 per 100,000),...
