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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina

Bacterial Blood Pathogens - I3PT/IBB

Research Lines

The research group, co-led by Drs Òscar Quijada Pich and Oriol Gasch Blasi, is part of the I3PT Community and Healthcare-Related Infections Study Group. The group carries out translational research in the field of infectious diseases, integrating the academic environment of the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (UAB) and the clinical environment of the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí). The group studies bacterial infections, with special emphasis on blood infections and endocarditis, from an epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic perspective. The main objective of the group is to improve the prognosis of infections, through close collaboration between the research staff of the Research Institute, the Infectious Diseases Service and the Clinical Laboratories of the Parc Taulí University Hospital.

Our current research lines are:

  • Study of the pathogenicity mechanisms of Gram-positive bacteria.
  • Studies of association of bacterial genotype with clinical data of the infection (patient characteristics, evolution of the infection, etc.).
  • Prevention of infections associated with medical devices.
  • Study of the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and design of strategies to prevent its transmission and dissemination.
  • Development of new strategies for rapid diagnosis of infections.
  • Improvement of the treatment of infections through combination therapies and new antimicrobial compounds.
  • Epidemiological surveillance of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in the wastewater drainage network.

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Funding

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Additional information

Grup Patògens Bacterians de la Sang