Enterococcus-related vascular graft infection: A case series.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the frequency, management, and burden of enterococcal-related vascular graft infection.

Patients And Methods: From 2008 to 2021, data regarding all episodes of vascular graft infections initially managed or secondarily referred to our referral center were prospectively collected. We described the history and management of the infection, depending on the type of prosthesis used.

Performance and Impact on Antibiotic Prescriptions of a Multiplex PCR in a Real-Life Cohort of Critically Ill Patients with Suspected Ventilated Pneumonia: A Retrospective Monocentric Observational Study.

Pulmonary multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) allows rapid pathogen detection. We aimed to assess its impact on initial antibiotic prescriptions in ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia. Between November 2020 and March 2022,ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia hospitalized in our ICU who benefited from respiratory sampling simultaneously tested using conventional microbiological methods and m-PCR were included.

Antibiotic Prescriptions in Critically Ill Patients with Bloodstream Infection Due to ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Compliance with the French Guidelines for the Treatment of Infections with Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae-A Multicentric Retrospective Cohort Study.

National and international guidelines were recently published regarding the treatment of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-generation cephalosporins infections. We aimed to assess the implementation of the French guidelines in critically ill patients suffering from extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infection (ESBL-E BSI). We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study in the ICU of three French hospitals.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual behaviour and welfare of HIV preexposure prophylaxis users: a mixed-method study.

COVID-19 pandemic can affect people using HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). To assess its consequences on PrEP users' sexual behaviour and welfare, we conducted a mixed-method study. A self-administered questionnaire was given to PrEP users during scheduled consultation in Tourcoing Hospital from February to May 2021.

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge among general practitioners in 2020: A French survey.

Introduction: Since 2017, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been one of the tools in combination HIV prevention strategies. The objective of our questionnaire was to analyze the knowledge and the position of general practitioners in Hauts-de-France on PrEP.

Method: This quantitative, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 using an anonymous questionnaire sent by post to a sample of 3007 GPs.