Overview

The Department of Microbiology is doing exemplary multidisciplinary clinical research comprising Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Immunology, Parasitology, Mycobacteriology, Molecular biology and Hospital Infection Control Units. The Department provides services like Culture and sensitivity studies, Serology, Staining, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB- Platinum), Fungus processing , Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility by LiPA (MTB DR plus (TB-Hain) , Molecular Testing –  Real-time PCR and Abbott ID NOW for SARS-CoV-2, and many other important viruses. It has so far completed four research projects and taken up five new ones. Students have completed 16 ICMR –STS  (short term studentship) projects.

The Department of Microbiology was established in KIMS to create an advanced Center of Excellence in teaching, training, diagnostic services and research for MBBS, MD (Microbiology), BDS, MDS, Nursing, Allied medical sciences and Ph.D. students and to provide committed diagnostic care to the patients. It aims to set a benchmark in teaching, patient services and research in the field of Medicine. The MD students were inducted in 2011 and Ph.D. students in 2021. The clinical research is done in a multidisciplinary way consisting Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, Immunology, Parasitology, Mycobacteriology, Molecular biology and Hospital Infection Control Units. The department’s laboratory maintains stock cultures of standard strains of bacteria and fungus as per the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). The Microbiology Laboratory including Molecular Lab is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). 

Services  Provided

  • The advanced laboratory of the Department with state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities provides services like Culture and Sensitivity, Serology, Rapid Test,  Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB-Platinum), Fungus processing, Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility, Molecular Testing and BioFire Film Array.
  • The Department provides services like Culture and sensitivity studies, Serology, Staining, Interferon Gamma Release Assay (TB- Platinum), Fungus processing , Genotyping for MTB and drug susceptibility by LiPA (MTB DR plus (TB-Hain) , Molecular Testing –  Real-time PCR and Abbott ID NOW for SARS-CoV-2, and many other important viruses like Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Papilloma Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Scrub Typhus, BioFire Film Array: Assay for Respiratory panel, Meningitis panel and GI panel. 
  • The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities like Automated blood culture system (BacT/Alert), Automated identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing system (Vitek-2 Compact), CO2 Incubator, ELISA Reader and automated ELISA washer (BioRad), BOD Incubator, Semi-Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System [KingFisher Duo] for 24 samples, KingFisher Flex for 96 samples, Thermo Scientific.

Research/Publications/Awards

The Department of Microbiology is doing extensive research in Antimicrobial drug resistance, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, hospital infection control and paediatric infectious diseases. It has so far completed four research projects and taken up five new ones. Students have completed 16 ICMR –STS  (short term studentship) projects.

While the Department has organised three CMEs, one was a National Conference Tropacon and two State conferences of IAMM Odisha chapter and seven eminent speakers attended the events as guest lecturers. The Department participates in External Quality Assurance (EQAs) Program with CMC, Vellore, IAMM and EQAs New Delhi.

Prof Dipti Pattnaik and Dr Nipa Singh have co-authored a book Essentials of Microbiology and Immunology through Questions & Answers (2019, Paras Publishers).

Faculty

Sr No. Name Designation Qualifications No of Publications
1 Brig. Dr. Ashok Kumar Praharaj Professor & HOD MD, PhD 61
2 Brig. Dr, Jagadananda Jena Professor MD 37
3 Dr. Dipti Pattnaik Professor MD 64
4 Dr. Nirmala Poddar Professor MD 13
5 Dr. Basanti Kumari Pathi Professor MD 14
6 Dr. Kumudini Panigrahi Professor MD 17
7 Dr. Nipa Singh Associate Professor MD 12
8 Dr. Subhra Snigdha Panda Associate Professor MD 11
9 Dr. Smrutilata Sahoo Assistant Professor MD 4
10 Dr. Kalpana Mund Assistant Professor MD 2
11 Dr. Preety Mishra Assistant Professor MD 2
12 Dr. Soumya Nayak Assistant Professor MD 1
13. Dr. Sindhusuta Das Assistant Professor MD 8
14 Dr. A. Raj Kumar Patro Consultant MPhil, PhD 16
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