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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiliary TractChildHumansIncidenceLiver TransplantationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionTransplant RecipientsConceptsSurgical 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntifungal AgentsCandidaCandidemiaConnecticutHospital MortalityHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors
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 City