2021
Surveillance of Candidemia in Connecticut: An Epidemiological Comparison Between Two Periods
Gleason-Vergados J, Banach D, Clogher P, Meek J. Surveillance of Candidemia in Connecticut: An Epidemiological Comparison Between Two Periods. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2021, 1: s79-s80. PMCID: PMC9551423, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging Infections ProgramEpidemiology of candidemiaCentral venous cathetersCommunity-onset infectionsVenous cathetersBlood culturesConnecticut residentsCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramCommon bloodstream infectionState-wide surveillanceExtended hospital stayIntravenous drug useAttributable mortality rateLength of stayPositive blood culturesCase report formsHigh treatment costsCandidemia managementCandidemia episodesHospital stayRecent surgeryPatient demographicsHospitalized patientsSignificant morbidityBloodstream infections
2015
Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype e in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and hypocomplementaemia
Azar M, Folk D, Henderson T, Mehra S, Vining E, Banach D. Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae serotype e in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and hypocomplementaemia. JMM Case Reports 2015, 2 DOI: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.000040.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSystemic lupus erythematosusNecrotizing fasciitisH. influenzaeSjogren's syndromeLupus erythematosusInvasive diseaseHaemophilus influenzae serotype eInvasive H. influenzae infectionsSerotype E.Cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitisMonomicrobial necrotizing fasciitisCervical necrotizing fasciitisH. influenzae infectionsBroad-spectrum antibioticsAdditional debridementB vaccinationEmergent debridementNeck painInfluenzae infectionIntraoperative culturesBlood culturesClinical dataImmunocompromised individualsFasciitisClinical importance