Compliance with good practice guidelines for the prevention of vascular access infections: the multi-centre PHYDEL survey in French haemodialysis units.

Background: French guidelines for the prevention of vascular access infections in a haemodialysis setting were released in 2005. Compliance with these guidelines is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to assess compliance with the guidelines for vascular access infection prevention in French haemodialysis units, and to describe the difficulties reported.

General Practitioners' Practice premises and Risk of Viral Cross-Transmission: A French Observational Multicenter Study.

Background: The common areas of general practitioners' practices (eg, reception, secretariat, waiting room, toilets) are places at risk of cross-transmission of viral diseases such as COVID-19, however risk is poorly documented.

Aim: To evaluate the risks of viral cross-transmission in general practitioners' practices based on the organization of the common areas of the premises.

Design And Setting: Cross-sectional multicenter observational study in randomly selected general practitioners' practices in a French department (Seine-Maritime).

Influence of infection control report cards on patients' choice of hospital: pilot survey.

The impact on patients' attitudes of quality report cards on infection control in hospitals has never previously been studied. In 2006, the French government implemented a mandatory report card on infection control activity (ICALIN) in all hospitals. This approach was aimed at encouraging professionals to change their routine practices in case they should lose patients due to a low ICALIN score.