Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Acquired in a Spanish Intensive Care Unit: Using Diverse Typing Methods to Identify Clonal Types.

The increasing number of infections from multidrug-resistant (MDRPA) has compromised the selection of appropriate treatment in critically ill patients. Recent investigations have shown the existence of MDRPA global clones that have been disseminated in hospitals worldwide. We aimed to describe the molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of the MDRPA acquired by Intensive Care Units (ICU) patients in our hospital.

Patients and relatives as auditors of safe practices in oncology and hematology day hospitals.

Background: When there is a gap in professionals' adherence to safe practices during cancer treatment, the consequences can be serious. Identifying these gaps in order to enable improvements in patient safety can be a challenge. This study aimed to assess if cancer patients and their relatives can be given the skills to audit reliably four safe practices, and to explore whether they are willing to play this new role.

Do Patients and Relatives Have Different Dispositions When Challenging Healthcare Professionals About Patient Safety? Results Before and After an Educational Program.

Background: There is a universal interest in evaluating the new roles of patients to improve patient safety. However, relatively little is known about the contribution of family caregivers. The purposes of this study was to determine whether patients and relatives (P&Rs) have different dispositions when challenging healthcare professionals about patient safety and to measure the influence of an educational program.