How to measure hospital antibiotic consumption: comparison of two methods from data surveillance in France.

Background: Antibiotic use (ABU) surveillance in healthcare facilities (HCFs) is essential to guide stewardship. Two methods are recommended: antibiotic consumption (ABC), expressed as the number of DDD/1000 patient-days; and prevalence of antibiotic prescription (ABP) measured through point prevalence surveys. However, no evidence is provided about whether they lead to similar conclusions.

[Accidents exposing to blood in France].

Occupational blood and body fluids exposure. Occupational blood and body fluids exposure (BBFE) is a serious daily risk to healthcare workers (HCW) wherever they work (i.e.

[Safety-engineered devices in medical office].

Safety-engineered devices in medical office. Safety-engineered devices are designed to inactivate the needle or the blade after completion of an invasive procedure and before device disposal, in order to prevent needlestick injuries. Safety-engineered devices include manual (bi or uni manual) activation devices, semi-automatic, and automatic activation devices with an increasing security level provided against needlestick injuries risk.

ICU-acquired candidaemia in France: Epidemiology and temporal trends, 2004-2013 - A study from the REA-RAISIN network.

Objective: Candidaemia is a life-threatening infectious disease, associated with septic shock, multiple organ failure, and a high mortality rate. In France, reported data on the incidence of ICU-acquired candidaemia and the causative Candida species are scarce. The objective of this study was to determine temporal trends in epidemiology and risk factors of intensive care unit-acquired candidaemia (ICU-Cand) and ICU mortality among a very large population of ICU patients.