Enrique Limon Caceres

Enrique Limon Caceres

Profesor Asociado

ORCID: 0000-0002-5396-1521
Scopus Author ID: 54585421300
Researcher ID: N-5730-2014
Knowledge area: Infermeria

Grup de Recerca en Patologia Infecciosa i Sensibilitat Antibiòtica

Contact Information
Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Maternal and Child Health Nursing
Centre Coordinador Programa VINCat. Institut Català d'Oncologia | Hospital Duran i Reynals | Gran via de l'Hospitalet, 199-203.
+34 93 260 7383
elimon69(a)ub.edu

Teaching imparted (current)

Fisiopatologia. Diagnòstic per la Imatge. Microbiologia - Nursing - Universidad de Barcelona.
Treball Final de Grau - Nursing - Universidad de Barcelona.
Implementació de Programes d'Optimització d'Ús d'Antimicrobians (PROA) - Implementació de Programes d'Optimització d'Ús d'Antimicrobians (PROA) - IL3 Institut de Formación Continua.
Director del Màster Control de les infeccions relacionades amb l'atenció hospitalària: conceptes i organització - Màster en Control de les infeccions - IL3 Institut de Formación Continua.
Microbiologia Aplicada a la Infermeria - Nursing - Universidad de Barcelona.

Academic training

Diplomat en Infermeria; Diplomado en Enfermería; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing . Universitat de Barcelona . 15/06/1995 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Diplomat en Treball social; Diplomado en Trabajo Social; Bachelor's Degree in Social Work . Universitat de Barcelona . 03/02/2004 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Llicenciat en Antropologia; Licenciado en Antropologia; Bachelor's degree in Anthropology . Universitat de Barcelona . 15/09/2003 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Doctor per l'Universitat de Barcelona; Doctor por la UB; Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) . Universitat de Barcelona . 06/06/2014 . (Ph.D.)
Màster Investigació etnogràfica; Master Investigación etnográfica; Master's degree in Anthropology . Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona . 20/11/2007 . (Official Master)
Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences (MSc); Master en Ciencies; Master en Ciencias . Universitè Montreal (Canada) . 10/04/2007 . (Official Master)
Postgrau en drogodependències; Postgrado en drogodependencias; PostGraduate in drug dependence . Universitat de Barcelona . 01/06/1998 . (Specialized Training)
Màster en infermeria geriàtrica; Master en enfermería gerátrica; Masters degree in Geriatric Nursing . Universitat de Barcelona . 18/02/2000 . (Specialized Training)
Màster en medicina tropical; Master en Medicina Tropical; Master's Degree in Tropical Medicine . Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona . 20/12/2000 . (Specialized Training)

Professional experience

Professor associat; Profesor Asociado; Associate Professor. Professor associat (22119) / Dept. Infermeria de Salut Públ., Sal. Me(282) /Universitat de Barcelona. 15/01/2008 - 14/09/2010
Beca Investigador en Formació Finançat per REIPI (03/RED-030); Research scholarships in Nursing. Fundació August Pi i Sunyer. 01/06/2003 - 31/12/2005
Ayuda del programa de difusión y RRHH del Minitserio de Sanidad; Research scholarships in Nursing. Instituto de Salud Carlos III-Beca per cursar estudis de màster a l'Universitat de Montreal - Canada. 31/07/2001 - 31/12/2003
Infermer; Enfermero; Registered Nurse (RN). Bellvitge Hospital. 12/07/1995 - 13/09/1998

Research interests

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the UE. The level of awareness of users, professionals and health managers regarding this issue is increasing and it is also clear the need to apply surveillance systems and appropriate control and prevention measures that have been shown to be quite effective at the same time for reduce the frequency of these adverse events

Research Projects

Anti-SUPERBugs PCP (Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms) . 2015 - 2021 . Ref.H2020-688878 . Unió Europea . PI: Enrique Limón Cáceres
Grup de Recerca en Patologia Infecciosa i Sensibilitat Antibiòtica . 2017 - 2021 . Ref.2017SGR846 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Jordi Carratala Fernandez
Quality of life analysis in patients with previous Clostridioides difficile: retrospective analysis of current behaviours . 2019 - 2021 . Ref.PREI-UB 2019 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Ester Fusté, Enric Limón
RaDAR: Innovative solutions for the rapid detection of multi drug resistant microorganisms (MDROs) and the smart management and control of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) . 2022 - 2026 . Ref.UE Grant agreement 101036 . Unió Europea . PI: Enric Limón, Ana Alvarez, Louis Potel, Maddalena Illario, Maria Isabel Arzamendisese, Ester Fusté
EU-JAMRAI 2 . 2023 - 2027 . Ref.EU4H-2022-JA-IBA . Comisión Europea . PI: Marc VANDENBROECK

Journal Publications

N. Sopena, N. Freixas, F. Bella, J. Pérez, A. Hornero, E. Limon, F. Gudiol, M. Pujol and the VINCat Clostridioides difficile study group (2019). Impact of a training program on the surveillance of Clostridioiaes difficile infection. Epidemiology and Infection, 147 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0950-2688
Badia, J.M.; Flores-Yelamos, M.; Vázquez, A.; Arroyo-García, N.; Puig-Asensio, M.; Parés, D.; Pera, M.; López-Contreras, J.; Limón, E.; Pujol, M (2021). Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis Lowers Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Results of a Pragmatic Cohort Study in Catalonia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(23), p. 5636 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2077-0383
Arroyo-Garcia, Nares.; Badia, Josep M.; Pera, Miguel ; Vázquez, Ana; Parés, David; Limón, Enric.; Almendral, Alexander.; Piriz, Marta.; Díez, Cecilia.; Fraccalvieri, Domenico; López-Contreras, Joaquín; Pujol, Miquel; Members of the VINCat Colorectal Surveillance Team, on behalf of VINCat Program (2022). An interventional nationwide surveillance program lowers postoperative infection rates in elective colorectal surgery. A cohort study (2008-2019). International Journal of Surgery . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1743-9191
Badia-Cebada, L.; Peñafiel, J.; Lopez-Contreras, J.; Pomar, V.; Martínez, J.A.; Santana, G.; Cuquet, J.; Montero, M.; Hidalgo-López, C.; Andrés, M.; Gimenez, M.; Quesada, MD.; Vaqué, M.; Iftimie, S.; Gudiol, C.; Perez, R.; Coloma, A.; Marrón, A.; Barrufet, P.; Marimon, M.; Lérida, A.; Clarós, M.; Ramírez-Hidalgo, M.F.; Garcia, G.; Martinez, M.J.; Chamarro, E.L.; Jiménez-Martínez, E.; Hornero, A.; Limón, E.; López, M.; Calbo, E.; Pujol, M.; Gasch, O., on behalf of the Surveillance of health-care associated infections in Catalonia (VINCat) (2022). Decreased Mortality among Patients with Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections at Catalan Hospitals (2010-2019). Journal of Hospital Infection . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0195-6701
Badia-Cebada, L.; Peñafiel, J.; Saliba, P.; Andrés, M.; Càmara, J.; Domenech, D.; Jiménez-Martínez, E.; Marrón, A.; Moreno, E.; Pomar, V.; Vaqué, M.; Limón, E.; Masats, U.; Pujol, M.; Gasch, O.; on behalf of the VINCat programme (Infection Control Catalan Programme) (2022). Trends in the epidemiology of catheter-related bloodstream infections; towards a paradigm shift, Spain, 2007 to 2019. Eurosurveillance, 27(19) . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 1025-496X
Pujol M; Limón E; Sopena N; Lopez-Contreras J; Castellá L; Cuquet J; López-Sánchez M; Pérez R; Gudiol C; Coloma A; Marimón M; Espinach J; Andres M; Martos P; Hernández S; Almendral A; Saliba P; Rodrigues GC; Calbo E; Group VP. (2022). Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence in the VINCat hospitals: a prospective observational cohort study. Future Microbiology(17), pp. 1445 - 1453 . https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb-2022-0076 . ISSN: 1746-0913
Lladó Maura Y.; Berga Figuerola M. L.; Rodríguez Moreno M.J.; Lluch Garviv; Soler Felsner E.; Rodríguez A.; Almendral González A.; Limón E.; Fusté E. (2023). Care bundle for the prevention of peripheral venous catheter blood stream infections at a secondary care university hospital: implementation and results. Infection, Disease & Health, 28(3), pp. 159 - 167 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 2468-0451
Lo Moro G; Marengo N; Mara A; Paño Pardo JR; Hernandez S; Fusté E; Pujol M; Zotti CM; Limón E; Vicentini C (2024). Antimicrobial stewardship programs in acute-care hospitals: a multicenter assessment of structure, process, and outcome indicators in Italy and Spain. Journal of Infection and Public Health . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2024.05.045 . ISSN: 1876-0341
Matallana, C.; Pera, M.; Espin-Basany, E.; Biondo, S.; Badia, Josep M; Limon, E.; Pujol, M.; de Lacy, B.; Aliste, L.; Borràs, JM., Manchon-Walsh, P (2024). Quality check: concordance between two monitoring systems for postoperative organ/space-surgical sdite infections in recatl cancer surgery. Linkage of data form dthe Catalan Cancer Plan and the VINCat infection surfeillance programme. World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 22(1), p. 138 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-024-03410-9 . ISSN: 1477-7819
Giménez-Pérez M; Hernández S; Padullés A; Boix-Palop L; Grau S; Badia JM; Calbo E; limon E; Pujol M; Horcajada JP. (2024). Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program indicator on the appropriateness of the empiric antibiotic treatment of urinary source Escherichia coli bacteremia. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107202 . ISSN: 0924-8579

Relevant activities

Membership 'Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica' (SEIMC) (Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica) . 01/02/2019
Acreditació Professor Agregat (AQU) . 06/06/2023
Acreditació Professor Titular (ANECA) . 26/06/2024