We focus on the study of the clinical, epidemiological and molecular aspects of legionellosis.

We research new biocides for the treatment of potable water (sanitary water) and non-potable water (from cooling systems).

We are working on the development of a prospective database that includes the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with infective endocarditis admitted to Hospital Germans Trias.

We collaborate with cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and microbiologists in order to address the various challenges posed by this disease which, despite the advances in its diagnosis and treatment, continues to have very high rates of morbidity and mortality.

A new project is currently being considered to study the causes and development of nosocomial pneumonia (acquired in the hospital setting) and its relationship with the risk factors of oropharyngeal colonisation caused by resistant microorganisms in hospitalised patients.

This line is dedicated to the study of multi-resistant microorganisms involved in animal-human-animal transmission.

Active projects study its prevalence in the meat industry, in the general population and the evolution of infected patients.

Recently, the group has designed a multicentre study with the Hospital de Vic to uncover the importance of wastewater as a reservoir of infections by multi-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.