Meningococcal C vaccine coverage in France in infants,children, and adolescents

Objectives

Meningococcal C (MenC) vaccination was introduced in the French vaccination calendar in 2010 to reduce the incidence of invasive meningococcal C disease (IMD C), mainly through herd immunity. The Vaccinoscopie survey helps follow vaccination coverage rates (VCRs) of children.

Etiopathogenic and clinical aspects of asymmetry

Complex dysmorphies, asymmetries can affect the various elements of the stomatognathic system: cranial base, maxilla, mandible, musculature and dental arches, in the three dimensions of space. Their etiopathogenesis, as well as their clinical forms, vary considerably. Dysembryopathies, growth disorders, TMJ damages, postural or functional disorders and dental anomalies can create, according to their severity and their moment of appearance, severe or minor facial asymmetries, or asymmetries of the arches. An exo- and endobuccal clinical examination endeavors to specify the localization and the severity of the damage, and to evaluate the importance of the possible alveolar compensations. Consolidated by additional examinations, it enables the clinician to differentiate the various forms of asymmetries.     

Réalisation d’une transfusion sanguine en néonatologie : état des lieux des pratiques en 2016 en France ; situations aiguës ou chirurgicales exclues

Background

Blood transfusion is common in neonatology, especially in preterm or low birth weight infants. Recommendations were proposed by the French National Authority of Health (HAS) in 2014 and 2015 for red blood cells and platelet transfusion respectively, but an heterogeneity of practical attitudes persist. The objective of this survey is to evaluate transfusion practices in neonatal intensive care units.