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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

Estudio comparativo de la eficacia de pautas "cortas" y "largas" de la combinación Rifampicina-Levofloxacino en la infección estafilocócica postquirúrgica precoz y hematógena de prótesis articular

IP: Carles Pigrau Serrallach
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Ma Dolores Rodríguez Pardo
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 9680
Reference: EC08/00223
Duration: 01/01/2009 - 30/04/2013

Grup d'Investigació en Microbiologia de l'Hospital Vall d'Hebron

IP: -
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Gema Codina Grau, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 42640
Reference: 2009 SGR 296
Duration: 01/01/2010 - 30/04/2014

REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa

IP: -
Collaborators: M Teresa Martin Gomez, María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Oscar Len Abad, Gema Codina Grau, Albert Pahissa Berga, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Ma Dolores Rodríguez Pardo, Carles Pigrau Serrallach, Isabel Ruiz Camps, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez, REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa , REIPI - Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 859248.59
Reference: RD06/0008/0026
Duration: 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2014

Grup d'investigació de Microbiologia

IP: -
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Gema Codina Grau, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding:
Reference: 2005SGR 00617
Duration: 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2008

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