[Prospective study of the incidence density of multi-resistant microorganisms and Clostridioides difficile during the period 2012- 2019 in the Canary Islands].

Objective: In 2012, the Canary Islands Health Service implemented a new surveillance system for nosocomial infections caused by multi-resistant microorganisms and Clostridioides difficile. This system will make it possible to know the incidence rates of these pathogens, periodically contrast them to monitor their trend and compare them with those of other national and European health institutions.

Methods: Observational, prospective study of the density of incidence of multi-resistant pathogens and Clostridioides difficile in the healthcare centers of the Canary Islands Health Service from 2012 to 2019.

[Evolution of adherence to hand hygiene in health care professionals in a third level hospital in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic].

Objective: Proper hand hygiene is the main measure in the prevention and control of infection associated with healthcare. It describes how the pandemic period of 2020 has influenced the evolution of the degree of compliance with hand hygiene practices in health professionals at the Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria with respect to previous years.

Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study of direct observation on compliance with the five moments of hand hygiene in the 2018-2020 period.

[Evaluation of training on the programs to optimize antimicrobial use in medical residents of the province of Las Palmas].

Objective: Antibiotic resistance is a threat to global public health. This situation makes essential to establish programs to optimize antimicrobial use (PROA). Training needs are identified in the PROA of resident physicians and the results of the analysis of the associations between study variables and training in the rational and prudent use of antibiotics are presented in this analysis.

[Perceptions of intensive care professionals about hand hygiene compared with observational studies].

Objetive: To identify perceptions and knowledge about the adherence to hand hygiene of the healthcare staff of an intensive care unit, correlating them with compliance data on adherence to hand hygiene through observational studies MATERIAL AND METHOD: A quantitative methodology has been combined, based on the completion of a personal survey, and a qualitative methodology based on direct observation. Units of Intensive Care of Adults (A-ICU) and Pediatrics (P-ICU) of a tertiary hospital. There were 187 health professionals.

[Presence of microorganisms in mobile phones of intensive care staff at a hospital in Spain].

In order to identify the presence of microorganisms in mobile phones of the staff from the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital in Spain, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among healthcare and non-healthcare professionals who had mobile phones during their working day. Samples were collected by swabbing and sowing on a culture plate with analysis and identification of microorganisms. One hundred eleven (111) mobile phones were analyzed, of which 56 were contaminated: 41.