abstract：OBJECTIVE:The vaccination of hospital staff decreases patient mortality and disorganization of services due to sick leave. The main aim of our study was to determine the Clermont-Ferrand University hospital (CHU) personnel's motivations for or against antiflu vaccination to increase the effectiveness of prevention camp...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Kelly C,Dutheil F,Haniez P,Boudet G,Rouffiac K,Traore O,Chamoux A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any person travelling in countries where yellow fever (YF) is endemic and without presenting contra-indication for the vaccination against YF may be vaccinated. This vaccination can very rarely induce a potentially lethal neurotropic or viscerotropic disease. In severely immunodeficient patients, the vaccination is co...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Bruyand M,Receveur MC,Pistone T,Verdière CH,Thiebaut R,Malvy D

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella henselae is the etiologic agent of the cat scratch disease and in immunocompromised patients, of bacillary angiomatosis and peliosis hepatis. Less often, ocular complications associated with B. henselae infection have been reported in immunocompetent patients and five times in HIV-infected patients. We repo...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Merle De Boever C,Mura F,Brun M,Reynes J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In France, antimicrobial resistance monitoring is based on the contribution of many microbiological partners and networks, especially hospital laboratories. In order to complete this surveillance, the InVS implemented a network based on private-sector laboratories (PSL): the Labville network. METHOD:Stratif...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Maugat S,Georges S,Nicolau J,Mevel M,Moreau F,Laurent F,Aubry Damon H,Coignard B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The main objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of three regimens of malaria prevention during pregnancy for the reduction of anemia between the first and third antenatal consultations. The first treatment arm was the classical weekly chemoprophylaxis with chloroquine; the other two were the int...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Ouédraogo A,Bougouma EC,Diarra A,Konaté AT,Nébié I,Tiono AB,Sirima SB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major causative agent of hospital infections. Studies on this subject being rare in Algeria, we determined the antibiotic susceptibility of P. aeruginosa and investigated the mechanisms of beta-lactam resistance and the spread of multidrug resistant strains in the university affili...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Drissi M,Ahmed ZB,Dehecq B,Bakour R,Plésiat P,Hocquet D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The increased risk of a new influenza pandemic has raised awareness of the need for high influenza vaccination rates. OBJECTIVES:This study aims at assessing trends in influenza vaccination coverage from 2001 to 2006 in France, at understanding the drivers and barriers, and to identify vaccination intenti...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Lina B,Holm MV,Szucs TD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors had for aim to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and bacteriological aspects and outcome of pediatric Salmonella enterica, Salmonella septicemia, over the last 10 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed the case history of 132 patients hospitalized for Salmonellasepticemia (positive blood c...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Gbadoé AD,Lawson-Evi K,Dagnra AY,Guédénon K,Géraldo A,Djadou E,Kodom M,Prince-David M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli rhamnosus infections are rare and occur in patients with severe conditions causing immunosuppression and/or in those who have received intense antibiotic treatment such as with teicoplanin and vancomycin. We report two cases which occurred within a period of 48 hours, during regression of pancreatitis in ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Brahimi M,Mathern P,Fascia P,Afchain JM,Lucht F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of our study was to determine the epidemiological profile and the antibiotics susceptibility of bacteria identified in blood culture in the intensive care unit, to improve empirical antibiotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHOD:A retrospective study was made over a four-year period (2002-2005) in the intens...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Elouennass M,Sahnoun I,Zrara A,Bajjou T,Elhamzaoui S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1986 and 2005, 54 patients were hospitalized for rabies in the infectious diseases clinic, with an average of 3 cases a year. The patients came from almost all regions of Senegal, Dakar (11 cases), Thiès (9 cases), and Fatick (9 cases). They were native of rural and suburban zones. The median age was 19 years ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Diop SA,Manga NM,Dia NM,Ndour CT,Seydi M,Soumare M,Diop BM,Sow PS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This descriptive study had for objective to describe the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and evolutionary aspects of the association cholera and pregnancy during the cholera epidemic in Senegal in 2004 and 2005. MATERIAL AND METHOD:We analyzed the files of pregnant women admitted in the infectious d...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Diop SA,Manga NM,Dia NM,Gaye S,Ndour CT,Seydi M,Soumare M,Diop BM,Sow PS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Travellers' diarrhoea represents the most frequent health problem when travelling in developing countries. In most cases it is a self-limited disease. Nonetheless it can cause incapacitation and significant morbidity. It can become persistent in up to 3% of travellers who have suffered from acute diarrhoea in regions ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Gétaz L,Chappuis F,Loutan L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococcus) is a major cause of invasive diseases in non-pregnant adults, particularly in the elderly and those with underlying conditions. We describe these conditions and clinical characteristics of patients followed in our teaching hospital. METHODS:We retrospectively...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Lefebvre N,Forestier E,Mohseni-Zadeh M,Remy V,Lesens O,Kuhnert C,Poindron V,Riegel P,Piémont Y,Christmann D,Hansmann Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy and the conformity of prescriptions of new systemic antifungal drugs to guidelines and scientific data. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Each prescription of liposomal amphotericin B (lip Amb), voriconazole, and caspofungin made between May 2003 and May 2004 in a teach...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Pavese P,Ouachi Z,Vittoz JP,Lebeau B,Foroni L,Allenet B,Stahl JP,François P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Meningoencephalitis is the most common central nervous system complication caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Its frequency is probably underestimated. OBJECTIVE:The study's aim was to determine the retrospectively incidence of M. pneumoniae meningoencephalitis among other cases of encephalitis diagnosed in...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Trouillier S,Dionet E,Bocquier B,Constantin JM,Guelon D,Bonnet R,Romaszko JP,Laurichesse H,Beytout J,Lesens O

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculous arthritis is rare and the diagnosis may be confused with inflammatory arthritis. Only few cases, explored by MRI, have been reported in the literature. We report 3 cases of tuberculous arthritis of the knee revealed by insidious pain. The abnormalities revealed by MRI suggested tuberculosis. Diagnosis was ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Oueslati S,Douira W,Dhieb R,Charada L,Mlika N,Rezgui L,Zaouia K,Jamoussi M,Mnif N,Chaabene M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a fatal case of Chromobacterium violaceum septicemia in a 42-year-old farm worker living in the French West Indies. The bacteria found in the muddy soil and the stagnant water of tropical and subtropical regions is rarely a source of human infection. ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Grégory A,Ribollet D,Pailla K,Bourgade M,Alma S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study had for aim to describe the clinical aspects and favoring factors of mucosal Leishmaniasis in an Amazonian population of 30,000 habitants in Guajara-Mirim (Rondonia-Brazil). MATERIAL AND METHOD:A descriptive study was made of 16 patients with mucosal Leishmaniasis among 170 patients infected by L...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Camuset G,Remy V,Hansmann Y,Christmann D,Gomes de Albuquerque C,Sena Casseb GA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among children, an epidemiologic shift has caused an increase in non-albicans Candida infections and invasive aspergillosis, as well as infections by pathogens that were previously uncommon. These infections are frequent causes of infectious morbidity in immunocompromised children. Treatment options are limited for ch...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Groll A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review concerning the major lower respiratory tract pathogens in France has for aim to describe the epidemiology of resistance to beta-lactams, macrolides, ketolides, and fluoroquinolones especially in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. It should also provide new insights on the mechanisms of ac...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Varon E,Houssaye S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of osteitis in a 46-year-old patient, caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri following an open fracture of the left femur. The patient was treated with 1g ceftazidime every 8 hours for two weeks combined with 160 mg/day of amikacin for 10 days. A second-line ofloxacin oral treatment at 400 mg/day was then giv...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Elouennass M,Frikh M,Raissouni Z,Bajjou T,Ouaaline M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic properties of clumping factor- and protein A- negative MRSA. METHODS:Two hundred ninety-four strains were studied. The production of protein A was determined by immunoblotting, clumping factor (CF) and coagulase by conventional tests with rabbit...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Garbacz K,Piechowicz L,Galiński J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentations of opportunistic infections in AIDS patients have dramatically changed since the introduction of HAART. The immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS) is typical of this change. The authors discuss the case of an AIDS female patient presenting with subcutaneous abcesses and abdominal lymph node enlarg...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Guillaume M,Pavese P,Decouchon C,Brion JP,Stahl JP

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine predictive factors of treatment interruption (TI) duration within a cohort of HIV-1 infected patients having stopped their treatment with CD4 above 350 cells per mm(3). DESIGN:Data were collected from computerized medical records. Patients were selected if they were HIV-1 positive, 18 years of a...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Fillaux J,Delpierre C,Alvarez M,Jaafar A,Marchou B,Massip P,Cuzin L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholera is a bacterial infection, which causes digestive symptoms and massive diarrhoea. It may lead to dehydration and death if appropriate medical management is not rapidly initiated. Most cases of infection by choleric vibrio, however, remain symptom-free or may mimic common gastroenteritis. A review of two cases o...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Groupes de Gestion des Incidents.,Ajzenman C,Bizet MC,Dufraisse MP,Falip E,Fournier JM,Etchegorry MG,Haeghebaert S,Isnard H,Le Loc'h H,Mansir T,Quilici ML,Raqbi F,Raud E,Roberto Y,Scanvic A,Senellier M,Sirot S,Taranto

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe sepsis, which is related to a high mortality rate, requires a very specific antibiotic strategy, which must be adapted to each case. The appropriateness of empiric therapy is based on the delay before administration of the molecule, the bacterial resistance profile, and the kinetic and/or dynamic properties of ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Carlet J,Tabah A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the next decade, COPD will become the third cause of mortality in the world. COPD is mainly due to cigarette smoking and presents different levels of severity according to people, probably linked to environmental and genetic factors, which are not well documented. Recent publications pointed out bacterial bronchia...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Léophonte P,Guérin JC,Lebas FX,Liard F,Boulanger P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of bacteria responsible for community-acquired meningitis and the pattern of resistance of common species. DESIGN:All bacteriologically confirmed cases of community-acquired meningitis were recorded between 1993 and 2001. RESULTS:Two hundred twenty-four ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Maalej SM,Kassis M,Rhimi FM,Damak J,Hammami A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is a major health problem and requires the implementation of stringent policies to optimize the use of antibiotics. DESIGN:In 2003 the authors conducted a study in southwestern French hospitals, using a questionnaire to assess the implementation of antibiotic p...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Rogues AM,Dumartin C,Parneix P,Prudhon H,Placet-Thomazeau B,Beneteau C,Dosque JP,Marty N,Labadie JC,Gachie JP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study dealt with antibiotic resistance and serotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from immunocompromised patients in the National Bone Marrow Transplant Center of Tunis as well as molecular typing of ceftazidime resistant strains (CAZ-R). DESIGN:We studied a total of 87 non-replicate P. aer...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Kalai S,Achour W,Abdeladhim A,Bejaoui M,Ben Hassen A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extended-release formulation of clarithromycin (CLA-ER) allows using this macrolide as a single daily dose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the CLA-ER formulation (500 mgx2) vs telithromycin (TELI) (400 mgx2) as a short course 5-day treatment, once a day, in patients ...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Perronne C,Drugeon H,Zuck P,Filipecki J,Vincent-Lacaze N,Goldfarb G,Léophonte P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of telithromycin administered for 5 days at a dosage of 800 mg/day, in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) presenting with at least 2 of Anthonisen's criteria including the increase of purulence. METHO...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Benhamou D,Zuck P,Piperno D,Tremolieres F,Groupe Investigateur.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This prospective study had for aim to determine the frequency and characteristics of cardiovascular events in the course of tetanus. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From September to December 2002, we studied all patients over 4 years of age presenting with tetanus without any documented underlying disease. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Soumaré M,Seydi M,Ndour CT,Diack KC,Diop BM,Kane A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors had for aim to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of oral levofloxacin (500 mg once a day during ten days), as a treatment for acute bacterial sinusitis at risk for complications in adult patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This was a prospective, multicenter, open, non-comparative, efficacy and tol...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Gehanno P,Pessey JJ,Serrano E

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in France, surveys aimed at better understanding risk perceptions of HIV infection and preventive sexual behaviors have been implemented in the general population, and in populations such as IVDU and homosexual men, more concerned by risks of HIV transmission. The objective of t...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Grémy I

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HHV-8 belongs to the herpesviridae family, to the gammaherpesvirinae subfamily, and to the rhadinovirus genus. Whereas several viral homologues exist in non human primates, HHV-8 is the only rhadinovirus known in human. HHV-8 is mainly the etiological agent of the four clinico-epidemiological forms of Kaposi's sarcoma...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Plancoulaine S,Gessain A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was made to determine the incidence of nosocomial viral gastroenteritis in all children aged 0-4 years, admitted in the Pediatric Hospital over a 3-year period. METHODS:Astrovirus was detected by reverse transcriptase-PCR; routine diagnostic tests for Rotavirus, Adenovirus, and common bacterial pa...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Galdiero E,Marinelli A,Pisciotta MG,Pagliara I,Di Monteforte ES,Liguori G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This retrospective study was undertaken to assess epidemiological and clinical aspects as well as outcome of tetanus cases in patients over 28 days of age, so as to issue recommendations. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study included patients admitted to the Fann teaching hospital in Dakar from 2001 to 2003. Age,...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Seydi M,Soumaré M,Gbangba-ngai E,Ngadeu JF,Diop BM,N'diaye B,Sow PS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty people died of rabies in France between 1970 and 2003 (compared to 55,000 yearly worldwide), 80% on returning from Africa. Dogs were the contaminating animals in 90% of the cases and children were the most common victims. The last instance of rabies in a native French animal was reported in 1998. However the il...

journal_title：Medecine et maladies infectieuses

authors： Peigue-Lafeuille H,Bourhy H,Abiteboul D,Astoul J,Cliquet F,Goudal M,Lerasle S,Mailles A,Montagne MC,Morer I,Rotivel Y,Floret D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00