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David B. Banach, M.D., M.P.H.Associate Professor of MedicineHead of Infection Prevention Hospital Epidemiologist
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Dr. David Banach is UConn School of Medicine alum who returns to UConn Health as a member of the clinical faculty. He is an infectious diseases physician who leads UConn Health's Infection Prevention Program and serves as hospital epidemiologist.
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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M.D. | UConn School of Medicine | Medicine |
MPH | UConn Health Graduate School | Public Health |
M.S. | Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Graduate School | Clinical and Translational Research |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Residency | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | Intern and Resident, Department of Medicine |
Residency | Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine | General Preventive Medicine |
Fellowship | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | Clinical Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital Medical Staff Award of Excellence | UConn Health |
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Teaching Award, 2020 | UConn Health |
First Year Teaching Award, UConn School of Medicine | UConn Health |
UConn Health Faculty Spotlight | University of Connecticut |
(NIAID) Loan Repayment Program Award | National Institutes of Health |
SHEA Jonathan Freeman Scholarship | Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
IDSA Travel Award, ID Week | Infectious Diseases Society of America |
SHEA Travel Award | Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
Health care associated infections
Infections in immunocompromised patients
Infection control and prevention
Journal Articles
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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jul;1-3
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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-3
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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-5
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Jun;1-5
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Palm-Sized Lab-In-A-Magnetofluidic Tube Platform for Rapid and Sensitive Virus Detection.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 2024 Apr;e2310066
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An evaluation of outcomes and hospital readmissions among individuals with candidemia using statewide surveillance.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024 Apr;1-5
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Intrinsic RNA Targeting Triggers Indiscriminate DNase Activity of CRISPR-Cas12a.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 2024 Mar;e202403123
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Bioinspired CRISPR-Mediated Cascade Reaction Biosensor for Molecular Detection of HIV Using a Glucose Meter.
ACS nano 2023 Feb;17(4):3966-3975
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SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Dynamics in Healthcare Workers after mRNA Vaccination.
Vaccines 2023 Feb;11(2):
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Perceived usefulness of a mnemonic to improve nurses' evaluation of reported penicillin allergies.
Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE 2023 Jan;3(1):e124
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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 Aug;1-3
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Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2022 Aug;e13941
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A consensus conference to define the utility of advanced infectious disease diagnostics in solid organ transplant recipients.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2022 Jul;
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Hospital Readmissions Among Infants Diagnosed With Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Connecticut.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2022 Mar;
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Septic arthritis caused by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans: A case report and review of the literature.
Anaerobe 2021 Jun;70102407
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Antibiotic prescribing at a periodontal residency practice in Connecticut.
Journal of periodontology 2021 Feb;
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Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Dec;1-10
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Evaluation of Connecticut medical providers' concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile treatment guidelines in New Haven County, 2018-2019.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Nov;1-8
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An evaluation of metrics for assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs): A statewide comparison.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020 Feb;1-2
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Prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures: A cross-disciplinary survey of dentists and medical providers.
American journal of infection control 2019 Jul;
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Expanded susceptibility and resistance mechanism testing among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae through a statewide antibiogram, a clinical and public health partnership.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2019 Jul;1-3
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Challenges in identifying Candida auris in hospital clinical laboratories: a need for hospital and public health laboratory collaboration in rapid identification of an emerging pathogen.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018 Jul;391015-1016
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Pulmonary artery intravascular abscess: A rare complication of incomplete infective endocarditis treatment in the setting of injection drug use
ID CASES 2018 Mar;12(2018):88-91
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The misidentification ofCandida aurisusing RapID Yeast Plus, a commercial, biochemical enzyme-based manual rapid identification system.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2018 Feb;56
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Duration of Contact Precautions for Acute-Care Settings.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2018 Feb;39(2):127-144
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Outbreak Response and Incident Management: SHEA Guidance and Resources for Healthcare Epidemiologists in United States Acute-Care Hospitals.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2017 Dec;38(12):1393-1419
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Graft loss among renal-transplant recipients with early reduction of immunosuppression for BK viremia.
World journal of transplantation 2017 Oct;7(5):269-275
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Unique characteristics of cryptococcosis identified after death in patients with liver cirrhosis: comparison with concurrent cohort diagnosed antemortem.
Medical mycology 2016 Sep;55278-284
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Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized oncology patients.
American journal of infection control 2016 Jun;441408-1410
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Cryptococcosis in Patients With Cirrhosis of the Liver and Posttransplant Outcomes.
Transplantation 2015 Oct;99(10):2132-41
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Active surveillance for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae using stool specimens submitted for testing for Clostridium difficile.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2014 Jan;35(1):82-4
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Prevalence and risk factors for acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the setting of endemicity.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2013 Aug;34(8):809-17
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Support for mandatory health care worker influenza vaccination among allied health professionals, technical staff, and medical students.
American journal of infection control 2013 Apr;41(4):354-6
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Localized mucosal response to intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine in adults.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2013 Jan;207(1):115-24
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Hemagglutinin stalk antibodies elicited by the 2009 pandemic influenza virus as a mechanism for the extinction of seasonal H1N1 viruses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2012 Feb;109(7):2573-8
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Seasonal influenza vaccination among homebound elderly receiving home-based primary care in New York City.
Journal of community health 2012 Feb;37(1):10-4
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Indeterminate QuantiFERON®-TB Gold results in a public health clinic setting.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2011 Dec;15(12):1623-30
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Public health implications of rapid hepatitis C screening with an oral swab for community-based organizations serving high-risk populations.
American journal of public health 2011 Nov;101(11):2151-5
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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 Mar;32(3):293-5
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Luc CM, Olsen D, Banach DB, Clogher P, Hadler J. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile treatment guidelines in New Haven County, 2018-2019. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2020 Nov 25:1-8. Online ahead of print
Book Chapters
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Osteomyelitis in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Springer 2019 2019 Nov;
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Medical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
Springer 2019 2019 Sep;
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Focal Renal Infections and Papillary Necrosis
Clinical Infectious Disease, 2nd Edition 2015 Jan;434 - 439
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Medical management of osteomyelitis of the foot and ankle
Osteomyelitis of the Foot and Ankle: Medical and Surgical Management 2015 Jan;55-65
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Lyme Borrelliosis
Treatment of Skin Disease, 4th Edition 2014 Jan;
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Case-based Approach to Diagnosis and Management. 2013 Jan;
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Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
Gantz’s Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 6th Edition 2012 Jan;
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A Primer in Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology:
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A Primer in Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
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Decolonization for Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli in Infection Prevention
New Perspectives and Controversies, 2nd edition
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Decolonization for Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli in Infection Prevention - New Perspectives and Controversies.
Bearman G, Morgan D, Murthy R, Hota S (eds). 2022.
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Exposure workups
Practical Healthcare Epidemiology, 4th Edition
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Isolation Precautions for Visitors in Infection Prevention
New Perspectives and Controversies, 2nd edition
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Isolation Precautions for Visitors in Infection Prevention - New Perspectives and Controversies
Bearman G, Morgan D, Murthy R, Hota S (eds). 2022.
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Lyme Borrelliosis
Treatment of Skin Disease, 5h Edition.
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Medical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
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Osteomyelitis in Interdisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot
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Rawi S, Banach D. Lyme Borrelliosis in Treatment of Skin Disease, 6th Edition. Leibwohl MG, Heymann WR, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I (eds). Elsevier, (submitted)
Case Reports
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Endotipsitis: A case report with a literature review on an emerging prosthetic related infection.
World journal of hepatology 2015 Apr;7(4):710-6
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Meningoencephalitis due to Gemella haemolysans.
Journal of medical microbiology 2014 Jan;63(Pt 1):138-9
Editorials
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Why and how the COVID-19 surveillance must change.
Hartford Courant. November 13, 2022
Reviews
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Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society 2023 Aug;e14113
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Pandemic Preparedness.
Infectious disease clinics of North America 2021 Dec;35(4):1077-1089
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Device Utilization Ratios in Infection Prevention: Process or Outcome Measure?
Current infectious disease reports 2018 Mar;20(5):8
Websites
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Legionella pneumonia associated with tumor necrosis factor inhibition
https://www.consultant360.com/article/infectious-diseases/legionella-pneumonia-associated-tumor-necrosis-factor-inhibition?page=0 2019 Jun;