In accordance with Circulars 98/228 of April 9, 1998, and 2003-165 of April 2, 2003, the protocol in effect at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital requires that, for any emergency...

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infections are difficult to monitor due to their mild clinical presentation and the lack of an ideal diagnostic method. The RENACHLA network covers...

The French National Registry of Childhood Leukemias and Lymphomas (RNLE) was established in 1995 by Inserm Unit 170 in collaboration with French pediatric hematology-oncology treatment...

The management of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause is a significant economic and public health issue. According to an epidemiological report published in 2002 by V....

Introduction - The objective of this study is to present observed data on cancer deaths in the French West Indies and their trends between 1983 and 2002, in comparison with the...

Introduction - In late 2005, a nursing home in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region reported several cases of scabies affecting residents and staff to the Departmental Directorate for...

This circular provides, in the form of fact sheets: the new mandatory reporting procedures, the new notification forms, the role of the teams responsible for combating infectious...

The transmission of infectious agents following endoscopy has been demonstrated in several studies. Most endoscopy-related infections were caused by bacterial agents and, less...

The antibiotic component of the 2006 national survey on the prevalence of nosocomial infections aimed to describe the antibiotics prescribed in healthcare facilities. Conducted on a...

Objectives: Infectious spondylodiscitis is a rare condition treated in a hospital setting. To estimate its incidence in France, we used the 2002–2003 Medical Information Systems...