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Morbidity and mortality associated with surgical site infections: results from the 1997-1999 INCISO surveillanceP Astagneau
Inter regional co ordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control C CLIN Paris Nord, Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 48:267-74. 2001..Hence, the significant impact of SSI on mortality and morbidity in surgical patients is now an additional reason to reinforce compliance of surgical staff with preventive measures and hygiene practices...
Reducing surgical site infection incidence through a network: results from the French ISO-RAISIN surveillance systemP Astagneau
Coordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control, Northern Region, Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 72:127-34. 2009..Active surveillance striving for a benchmark throughout a network is an effective strategy to reduce SSI incidence...
Investigation of patient contacts of heath care workers with infectious tuberculosis: 6 cases in the Paris areaA Carbonne
CCLIN Paris Nord, Paris, France
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:848-52. 2005..From June to October 2003, six cases of infectious tuberculosis were reported in health care workers (HCWs) working in hospitals in the Paris area...
[Standardized incidence ratio: a risk index for catheter-related infection surveillance in intensive care units (REACAT network) in Northern France]S Maugat
CCLIN Nord, Institut Biomedical des Cordeliers, 15 21, rue de l Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 53:1S39-46. 2005..We propose a risk index adjusted for catheter-related infection (CRI) specific risk factors in the setting of a CRI surveillance network in intensive care units (ICU): the standardized incidence ratio (SIR)...
Impact of a five-year surveillance of central venous catheter infections in the REACAT intensive care unit network in FranceF L'Hériteau
Regional Coordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control, Institut Biomedical des Cordeliers, 15 21 Rue de l Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 66:123-9. 2007..These results suggest that surveillance programmes have a significant impact on CRI risk in ICUs and remain an important strategy for combating nosocomial infections in these settings...
Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase VEB-1-producing isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in a hospital settingA Carbonne
Centre inter régional de lutte contre l infection nosocomiale C CLIN Nord, Institut des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 60:14-8. 2005..A case-control study identified previous treatment with third-generation cephalosporins as the only risk factor for A. baumannii acquisition. Rationale for antibiotic use should be strengthened...
[Tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Northern France (2002-2007): descriptive analysis of notified cases and contact tracing]B Migueres
CCLIN Paris Nord, 15 rue de l Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris, France
Med Mal Infect 40:524-9. 2010....
Cost of antimicrobial treatment for nosocomial infections based on a French prevalence surveyP Astagneau
Inter regional Co ordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control of Northern France C CLIN Paris Nord
J Hosp Infect 42:303-12. 1999..The cost of antibiotic treatment for NI represents a significant part of hospital expenditure that should be reduced by better control of highly expensive prescriptions...
Probable transmission of HIV from an orthopedic surgeon to a patient in FranceF Lot
Réseau National de Santé Publique, Saint Maurice, France
Ann Intern Med 130:1-6. 1999..In October 1995, the French Ministry of Health offered HIV testing to patients who had been operated on by an orthopedic surgeon in whom AIDS was recently diagnosed...
Imipenem and ciprofloxacin consumption as factors associated with high incidence rates of resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitals in northern FranceK Miliani
Regional Coordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control C CLIN Paris Nord, Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 77:343-7. 2011..These findings suggest that imipenem and ciprofloxacin use could play a major role in driving P. aeruginosa resistance, independent of other infection control performance...
Nosocomial outbreak of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in neonates: epidemiological investigation and controlN el Helali
Medical Biology Department, , Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 61:130-8. 2005..In conclusion, this study emphasizes the need for tight surveillance of chronic dermatitis in healthcare workers...
Impact of a six-year control programme on surgical site infections in France: results of the INCISO surveillanceC Rioux
Regional Co ordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control, Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 66:217-23. 2007..An active surveillance system striving for benchmark through a network is an effective strategy to reduce SSI incidence. Sustaining control efforts have to be made to maintain low SSI level beyond the three primer years...
[Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections related to esthetic care in France, 2001-2010]C Couderc
Centre de coordination de la lutte contre les infections nosocomiales en région Paris Nord CClin Paris Nord, Site Broussais, Pavillon Leriche, 96 rue Didot, Paris, France
Med Mal Infect 41:379-83. 2011..Healthcare-associated NTM infections are rare but have a potentially severe outcome. These cases stress the need of healthcare-associated infection notifications in outpatient settings...
Mycobacterium xenopi spinal infections after discovertebral surgery: investigation and screening of a large outbreakP Astagneau
C CLIN Paris Nord, Paris, France
Lancet 358:747-51. 2001..The national health authorities decided to launch a retrospective investigation in patients who were exposed to M xenopi contamination in that hospital...
Nosocomial infections and hospital mortality: a multicentre epidemiology studyB Kaoutar
Regional Center for Nosocomial Infection Control, Paris, France
J Hosp Infect 58:268-75. 2004..To improve healthcare quality, further studies are needed to elucidate the processes that may contribute to fatal severe NI...
[Risk of hepatitis C related to traditional medicine: a case control study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]Y Ngo
Departement de sante publique, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, Paris, France
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 55:107-12. 2007..The aim of the present study was to identify the risk factors of HCV infection in a population sample in Ho Chi Minh City...
[Incidence of surgical site infection in ambulatory surgery: results of the INCISCO surveillance network in 1999-2000]A Sewonou
, 15, , 75006 Paris, France
Ann Chir 127:262-7. 2002..CONCLUSION: Based on these surveillance data, infectious risk was low in ambulatory surgery and was not associated with known SSI risk factors...
[Update on Clostridium difficile infections]K Blanckaert
Centre de coordination de la lutte contre les infections nosocomicales Paris Nord, 15, rue de l Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris, France
Rev Med Interne 29:209-14. 2008..FUTURE PROSPECTS AND PROJECTS: A systematic reporting of C. difficile incidence by health facilities should enable a better assessment of this pathology in France...
[Audit of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in a surgical site infections surveillance network]C Rioux
Centre de coordination de la lutte contre les infections nosocomiales, 15 21, rue de l Ecole de Medecine, 75006 Paris, France
Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 21:627-33. 2002..To evaluate the preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) prescriptions in a surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance network...
Syndromic surveillance based on emergency department activity and crude mortality: two examplesL Josseran
Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France
Euro Surveill 11:225-9. 2006..These initial results show how these data complement each other and how their simultaneous analysis in real time makes it possible to quickly measure the impact of a phenomenon...
[Nosocomial risk factors of hepatitis C infection. A multicenter study in a hospital-based population]S Maugat
, Paris, , 15-21, , 75006 Paris
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 51:301-8. 2003..CONCLUSION: The results suggest that, except for blood transfusions, other healthcare-related procedures may partly explain HCV transmission. This emphasizes the need to reinforce compliance with standard precautions of hygiene...
[Significant reduction of nosocomial infectious: stratified analysis of prevalence national studies performed in 1996 and 2001 in French north interegion]S Maugat
CCLIN Paris-Nord, , 15-21, , 75006 Paris, France
Pathol Biol (Paris) 51:483-9. 2003..These result suggest an efficacy of program against NI in studied hospitals especially for patients for whom NI would be potentially avoidable...
Nosocomial infections in geriatric long-term-care and rehabilitation facilities: exploration in the development of a risk index for epidemiological surveillanceF Golliot
, , France
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 22:746-53. 2001..CONCLUSION: The optimal index should be tailored to the strategy selected for NI surveillance in geriatric facilities in view of available financial and human resources...
[Bacterial and fungal epidemiology]P Astagneau
C-CLIN, Paris Nord, , Paris
Rev Pneumol Clin 60:S5-10. 2004
Iatrogenic Streptococcus salivarius meningitis after spinal anaesthesia: need for strict application of standard precautionsC Couzigou
J Hosp Infect 53:313-4. 2003
Retrospective investigation of patients exposed to possible transmission of hepatitis C virus by a capillary blood glucose meterZ Kadi
Centre de coordination de la lutte contre les infections nosocomiales, Paris Nord, France
J Hosp Infect 63:65-9. 2006..Other French hospitals were informed by a national alert message from the French Agency for the Safety of Health Products...
Transmission and epidemiology of newly transmitted falciparum malaria in the central highland plateaux of MadagascarJ P Lepers
, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 85:297-304. 1991..1 and An. funestus. This study demonstrates that, in this population newly exposed to P. falciparum infections, almost all sporozoite inoculations lead to blood parasite infection requiring treatment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)..
