Increased incidence of Campylobacter enteritis and their quinolone resistance between 2010 and 2015: Results of a French national observatory conducted in 21 general hospitals (CHG).

Introduction: In Europe, the number of cases of Campylobacter enteritis and their quinolone resistance is increasing. The aims of this work were to evaluate: (1) the hospital epidemiology of bacterial enteritis between 2010 and 2015. (2) The proportion of Campylobacter and Salmonella enteritis.

Cessation of screening for intestinal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a low-endemicity intensive care unit with universal contact precautions.

Objectives: The usefulness of screening for carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) with active surveillance cultures (ASC) remains equivocal in low-endemicity intensive care units (ICUs). Our primary objective was to appraise the impact of ceasing ASC on the incidence of ICU-acquired ESBL-E infections in an ICU with universal contact precautions (CP). Patient outcomes and carbapenem consumption were also investigated.

Risk Factors and Outcomes for Intestinal Carriage of AmpC-Hyperproducing Enterobacteriaceae in Intensive Care Unit Patients.

In a cohort of 1,209 intensive care unit (ICU) patients, the prevalence of intestinal colonization with high-level expressed AmpC cephalosporinase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (HLAC-PE) rose steadily from 2% at admission to 30% in patients with lengths of stay (LOS) exceeding 4 weeks. In multivariate analysis, LOS was the main predictor of carriage acquisition after adjustment on antimicrobial exposure. HLAC-PE infection occurred in 15% of carriers.

The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus ST8-USA300 among French pediatric inpatients is rising.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) formerly colonized and infected only inpatients in hospitals, but have been reported in community settings worldwide over the last 20 years. In France, the prevalence of such MRSA remains low and outbreaks have, until now, been mainly due to the ST80 clone. However, there were two outbreaks of MRSA clone ST-USA300 recently in France, including one involving children.

[Outbreak of dermatophytosis in a high-level French judo team: prospective study 2006/2011. Efficacy of a therapeutic protocol introduced in 2004/2005].

Background: Outbreaks of dermatophytosis have been reported more and more frequently in combat sports such as wrestling and judo. Such outbreaks are difficult to treat due to the involvement of numerous actors and structures. The main aim of our study was to determine whether the use of a standardized treatment in a high-level judo team could successfully reduce the outbreak.