2024
Cryptosporidiosis in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review protocol
Liu B, Schnider A, DeArmond M, Banach D, Haubrich B. Cryptosporidiosis in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e086529. PMID: 39414295, PMCID: PMC11481120, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseJoanna Briggs InstituteBowel diseaseAssociated with significant morbidityModerate-to-severe diarrheaPublished clinical literatureTreatment of cryptosporidiosisPeer-reviewed journalsImmunosuppressive therapyInstitutional review boardRisk of infectionSignificant morbidityImmunocompromised individualsTheses GlobalCrohn's diseaseGastrointestinal infectionsGrey literatureReview protocolRisk factorsAdult studiesCochrane LibrarySelf-limitingPatientsEpidemiological correlationReview team
2023
841. An Evaluation of Outcomes and Hospital Readmissions Among Individuals with Candidemia in Connecticut (2019-2020)
Suschana E, Banach D, Meek J, Clogher P, Correa M. 841. An Evaluation of Outcomes and Hospital Readmissions Among Individuals with Candidemia in Connecticut (2019-2020). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.886. PMCID: PMC10677324, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital-onset infectionsEpisodes of candidemiaRisk factorsReadmission statusIncident episodesHospital readmissionHigh riskStatewide surveillance dataRetrospective cohort studyCommunity-onset infectionsCause of sepsisSpecific risk factorsNon-Candida albicans speciesClasses of infectionEvaluation of outcomesGeneral sepsisIncident admissionsReadmission characteristicsCandidemia episodesOverall morbidityCohort studySubsequent readmissionClinical factorsPrimary outcomeSignificant morbidity
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