Research Group of Nursing in the Prevention and Control of Infections: 20 years of contributions Grupos de Investigación en Enfermería em la Prevención y Control de Infecciones: 20 años de aportes

Case related about activities developed by a Nursing Research Group about the control and prevention of infections related to health care assistance thematic. The study has had the aim to describe the history of the group, its relevance and importance in the field of the prevention and control of infections along twenty years of existence. The paper discusses the trajectory of the Group, which was the first of its kind in nursing at the Central-West region of Brazil, and highlights the relevance of the group's experience in consolidating the knowledge production of the researchers involved and the preparation in research of undergraduate nursing students. The Research Group establishes the opportunity to share theoretical and practical knowledge, to instigate students and teachers to be creative and to study, focusing on the search for solutions to problems identified in the reality. Descriptors: Nursing; Research Groups; Education, Nursing; Cross Infection