Immunization on the French Armed Forces: Impact, organization, limits and perspectives.

Vaccination plays a key role in the prevention of the infectious diseases, which the armed forces are exposed to during overseas deployments. Historically, the French military health service have always contributed greatly to progress in vaccination. The military immunization schedule has often been used as a model for the national schedule.

Prevalence and risk factors for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing- Enterobacteriaceae in French military and civilian travelers: A cross-sectional analysis.

Background: International travel is a risk factor for colonization with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-producing- Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E). We describe the prevalence of and risk-factors for ESBL-E colonization in civilian and military travelers.

Methods: Patients hospitalized in the infectious diseases department of Bégin Military Hospital (France) from May 2012 to November 2015, who had traveled abroad over the past two months, were screened for intestinal colonization with ESBL-E.

Prevention of infectious diseases during military deployments: a review of the French armed forces strategy.

Military personnel in operations have always paid a high toll to infections. In the 21st century some of these diseases still cause outbreaks with significant morbidity and impact on deployments. The new configuration of the French Armed Forces requires the permanent preparedness of deployable units.