2022
Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Lopez‐Verdugo F, Sanchez‐Garcia J, Tran A, Gomez‐Llerena A, Munoz‐Abraham A, Bertacco A, Valentino PL, Yoo P, Dembry L, Mulligan DC, Ekong UD, Emre SH, Rodriguez‐Davalos M. Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13941. PMID: 35989545, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationBiliary complicationsGraft recipientsTransplant recipientsSite infectionRisk factorsOutcomes of SSIPediatric liver transplant recipientsLong-term graftPediatric liver transplantationRetrospective descriptive analysisPrimary endpointHospital daysPatient agePediatric populationPatient survivalSignificant causeComplicationsPatientsRecipientsOutcomesInfectionIncidenceChanges in the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcomes of candidemia in Connecticut: A comparison between two periods using statewide surveillance
Gleason-Vergados J, Clogher P, Meek J, Banach D. Changes in the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcomes of candidemia in Connecticut: A comparison between two periods using statewide surveillance. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 994-996. PMID: 36004535, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.38.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2012
Support for mandatory health care worker influenza vaccination among allied health professionals, technical staff, and medical students
Banach DB, Zhang C, Factor SH, Calfee DP. Support for mandatory health care worker influenza vaccination among allied health professionals, technical staff, and medical students. American Journal Of Infection Control 2012, 41: 354-356. PMID: 23102982, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersInfluenza vaccinationHCW groupsMandatory vaccinationMandatory influenza vaccination policiesInfluenza vaccination policiesAnnual influenza vaccinationAllied health professionalsHCW vaccinationVaccination policyCare workersVaccinationHealth professionalsAddress beliefsMedical studentsGroupLocalized Mucosal Response to Intranasal Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Adults
Barría MI, Garrido JL, Stein C, Scher E, Ge Y, Engel SM, Kraus TA, Banach D, Moran TM. Localized Mucosal Response to Intranasal Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Adults. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 207: 115-124. PMID: 23087433, PMCID: PMC3571238, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, IntranasalAdolescentAdultAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCohort StudiesCytokinesDogsFemaleHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHumansImmunity, MucosalImmunoglobulin AInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza B virusInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsMaleMiddle AgedNasal Lavage FluidVaccinationVaccines, AttenuatedVaccines, InactivatedYoung AdultConceptsNasal washesInfluenza vaccineMajor public health burdenSerum G-CSF levelsLive attenuated influenza vaccineAttenuated influenza vaccineImmunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodiesLow serum levelsGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorImmunoglobulin G levelsInfluenza virus infectionG-CSF levelsPublic health burdenColony-stimulating factorInterferon response genesMucosal responsesSerum levelsMucosal IgAIP-10Local inflammationAntibody responseTrivalent vaccineA antibodiesHealth burdenLocalized inflammation
2011
Indeterminate QuantiFERON® -TB Gold results in a public health clinic setting
Banach DB, Harris TG. Indeterminate QuantiFERON® -TB Gold results in a public health clinic setting. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2011, 15: 1623-1630. PMID: 22118169, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAmbulatory Care FacilitiesChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMycobacterium tuberculosisNew York CityPublic HealthRacial GroupsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsTuberculosisYoung AdultConceptsIndeterminate resultsIndeterminate QFT-G resultsMultivariate logistic regression analysisQFT-G resultsLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicityChest clinicPatient characteristicsTB GoldClinic settingQuantiFERONFurther studiesPatientsRegression analysisModest proportionHispanicsNew York CityClinicYork CityFactors Associated with Unprotected Exposure to 2009 H1N1 Influenza A among Healthcare Workers during the First Wave of the Pandemic
Banach DB, Bielang R, Calfee DP. Factors Associated with Unprotected Exposure to 2009 H1N1 Influenza A among Healthcare Workers during the First Wave of the Pandemic. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2011, 32: 293-295. PMID: 21460517, DOI: 10.1086/658911.Peer-Reviewed Original Research