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Cases of poisoning reported to French poison control centers in 2006
This article presents a summary of cases of exposure to toxic substances reported to the 10 French poison control and toxicovigilance centers in 2006 as part of the "toxicological...
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Investigation and Management of a Scabies Outbreak in a Nursing Home. Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, November 2005–January 2006
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 Health...
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Accidents in Daily Life According to the 2002–2003 Ten-Year Health Survey: Preliminary Results
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New system for the anonymous reporting of notifiable infectious diseases. Circular DGS/SD5C/SD6A No. 2003/60 of February 10, 2003
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...
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Malfunction of a washer-disinfector in a gastrointestinal endoscopy unit: description of the epidemiological investigation, Lyon, 2002
The transmission of infectious agents following endoscopy has been demonstrated in several studies. Most endoscopy-related infections were caused by bacterial agents and, less...
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The challenges of implementing routine screening in the United States
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Sick Building Syndrome. What to Look For? What Solutions Are Available?
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News on Clostridium difficile infections
Introduction. - Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus responsible for 15% to 25% of cases of post-antibiotic diarrhea and more than 95% of cases of...
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Delayed access to care, precarious living conditions, and vulnerability among HIV-positive women
The Retard study (Delayed Access to Care), on which our work is based, focuses on HIV-positive individuals who enter the healthcare system with a CD4 count below 350/mm³. In addition to...
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Why are women more likely to inform their sexual partners about a sexually transmitted infection? The role of doctors
Studies based on national surveys have shown that when diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, patients generally inform their primary partner, but men are less likely than...
