Publications by authors named "Remi Lefrancois"
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- - During summer 2023, Europe saw a small uptick in mpox cases after a major outbreak in 2022, marked by peaks happening at different times in various countries!* - The demographic makeup of the new cases was similar to those from previous reports, maintaining the same trends.
- - All collected case sequences from this recent resurgence belonged to clade IIb, highlighting the need for ongoing control efforts to eliminate mpox in the region.
Article Synopsis
- Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a serious illness caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, often leading to meningitis or septicemia.
- There are six main serogroups (A, B, C, W, X, Y) responsible for the majority of cases, which can spread through respiratory droplets and secretions from infected individuals or carriers.
- Vaccination is available to prevent IMD, and giving antibiotics to close contacts of infected people is vital to stop further infections.
Introduction: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care units (ICU) can be overwhelmed by the number of hypoxemic patients.
Material And Methods: This single centre retrospective observational cohort study took place in a French hospital where the number of patients exceeded the ICU capacity despite an increase from 18 to 32 beds. Because of this, 59 (37%) of the 159 patients requiring ICU care were referred to other hospitals.
Since the end of the 1990s, unexplained outbreaks of acute encephalitis in children coinciding with litchi harvesting (May-July) have been documented in the Bac Giang Province in northern Vietnam. A retrospective ecologic analysis of data for 2004-2009 involving environmental, agronomic, and climatic factors was conducted to investigate the suspected association between the outbreaks and litchi harvesting. The clinical, biological, and immunologic characteristics of the patients suggested a viral etiology.
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