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María Nieves Larrosa Escartin

I have a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zaragoza and a PhD in Microbiology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I completed the residency period (MIR) at the Microbiology Service of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, where I currently work as a clinical head. In addition, I am a researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and a teacher in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Microbiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Microbiology
Cross-departmental services

María Nieves Larrosa Escartin

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Microbiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Microbiology
Cross-departmental services

I have a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zaragoza and a PhD in Microbiology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I completed the residency period (MIR) at the Microbiology Service of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, where I currently work as a clinical head. In addition, I am a researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and a teacher in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Knowledge areas:
Antimicrobial resistance and control of Healthcare-associated infection, especially in critically ill patients. Diagnosis of sepsis and implementation of rapid diagnostic techniques that contribute effectively to the optimization of antimicrobial treatment (Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs or ASP)
Member of commissions and subcommittees of the hospital, various scientific groups and professional societies.

Research activity:
PI of two competitive projects financed by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias that study the dynamics of transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria and the individualization of isolation policies based on the epidemic risk.
Researcher of the Collaborative Network of Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain. CB21/13/00054.
Author or co-author of numerous articles published in national and international journals.

Teaching activity:
Professor of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona since 2007, teaching in Medicine and Biomedicine Degrees and various collaborative master's degrees with other Universities.

Projects

Inhibición de los sistemas de estabilidad plasmídica como herramienta de lucha frente a bacterias multirresistentes

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Albert Moreno Mingorance
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 116765
Reference: PI15/00604
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 30/11/2020

Microbiologia (GRC)

IP: Tomàs Pumarola Suñé
Collaborators: M Teresa Martin Gomez, María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Gema Codina Grau, Virginia Rodríguez Garrido, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Estrella Caballero Requero, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Mayli Lung Suarez, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding:
Reference: 2014 SGR 1194
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016

Impacto del genotipo y el fenotipo de Staphylococcus aureus en las características clínicas y la evolución de la endocartitis infecciosa

IP: -
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo, Juan Manuel Gracia Baena, Pilar Tornos Mas
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 54450
Reference: PI12/01719
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 30/06/2017

Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa

IP: -
Collaborators: M Teresa Martin Gomez, María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Oscar Len Abad, Gema Codina Grau, Virginia Rodríguez Garrido, Mª Carmen Ferrer Barberà, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Albert Pahissa Berga, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Ma Dolores Rodríguez Pardo, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Carles Pigrau Serrallach, Isabel Ruiz Camps, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez, Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 476877.39
Reference: RD12/0015/0003
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2017

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