2020
Epidemiology and Microbiology of Outpatient Cases of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Connecticut During 2018
Gupta S, Leung V, Maloney M, Macierowski B, Banach D. Epidemiology and Microbiology of Outpatient Cases of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Connecticut During 2018. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s216-s216. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeState public health laboratoriesCRE infectionsOutpatient settingOutpatient casesCRE casesClinical managementOral antimicrobialsAntimicrobial susceptibilityClinical CRE isolatesCRE-positive culturesInfectious disease consultationPositive CRE cultureMedian patient agePrimary care settingInfection control practicesAdditional clinical informationE. coli infectionAspects of treatmentPublic health laboratoriesLocation of presentationDifferent outpatient settingsGene detection resultsCRE cultureID consultation
2018
2411. Expanded Susceptibility and Resistance Mechanism Testing Among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Connecticut, 2017
Durante A, Maloney M, Leung V, Macierowski B, Noel D, Razeq J, Banach D. 2411. Expanded Susceptibility and Resistance Mechanism Testing Among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Connecticut, 2017. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s721-s721. PMCID: PMC6253689, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.2064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState public health laboratoriesLaboratory Standards Institute breakpointsPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time polymerase chain reaction testingCeftazidime/avibactamCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaePublic health laboratoriesCRE isolatesEmpiric treatmentCP-CRECarbapenemase testingReaction testingHealth laboratoriesCarbapenemase productionCarbapenem inactivation methodSusceptibility testingCommon carbapenemasesBroth microdilutionNon-CPDisk diffusionInactivation methodCreAntibiogramClinicalAvibactam
2014
Active Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using Stool Specimens Submitted for Testing for Clostridium difficile
Banach DB, Francois J, Blash S, Patel G, Jenkins SG, LaBombardi V, Kreiswirth BN, Srinivasan A, Calfee DP. Active Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using Stool Specimens Submitted for Testing for Clostridium difficile. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2014, 35: 82-84. PMID: 24334803, PMCID: PMC3984911, DOI: 10.1086/674391.Peer-Reviewed Original Research