Overview of Department:

The Department of Microbiology undertakes the teaching of post graduates and undergraduate medical students in order to provide knowledge and skills in infectious diseases and immunology that are essential for the practice of medicine. The department is well equipped with different sections including Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, Serology and Virology labs. The infrastructure, Staff pattern, the different medical courses and diagnostic laboratories are established and run strictly as per the MCI regulations and Dr.KNRUHS stipulations. Museum with more than 100 exhibits, library with 138 books, computers, LCD Projectors, Binocular Microscopes etc are useful for UG/PG students and faculty. Appropriate biosafety precautions are maintained in each working area for the laboratory staff. The department also contributes to public-private partnership in association with RNTCP where the diagnosis of tuberculosis and HIV are done free of cost. It also contributes to the infection control activities in the Hospital. It has a well-equipped research lab where PhD activities will be initiated.

Departmental Faculty:

Sl No Name Designation
1 Dr. Dhanasree Padmanabh Inamdar Professor & HOD
2 Dr. Basavaraju Anuradha Professor
3 Dr. Perumalla Sreelatha Professor
4 Dr. Bhuvanagiri Nageshwar Rao Professor
5 Dr. Suryadevara Vijay Durga Professor
6 Dr. Preeti Tanmay Bhavthankar Associate Professor
7 Dr. A. Geethanjali Assistant Professor 
8 Mr. Ramu Kota Assistant Professor 
9 Dr. Rasala Penchalaiah Tutor 
10 Dr. Raj Kumar Yadav Tutor 
11 Dr. Maitra Krishnan Carunguzhi Tutor 
12 Dr. Sanka Lakshmi Lohitha Tutor 
13 Dr. Gurram Parimala Tutor 
14 Dr. Mogulla Akash Tutor 
15 Dr. Vankayalapati Naveena Tutor 
16 Dr. Guggilla Sahithi Tutor 
17 Dr. Guggilla Sahithi Tutor 

 

Courses offered

  • Undergraduate     : MBBS                                                                                                
  • Postgraduate        : M.D. (Microbiology)                                                                                    
  • Ph.D Programme : There are two faculty members recognized as guides by Dr.NTRUHS

Clinical Microbiology:

  • Laboratory investigations for the diagnosis of diseases catering to the needs of patients attending M.G.H 
  • Laboratory investigations done – HIV, Hepatitis, Dengue fever, Malaria, Typhoid fever, Cholera, Diphtheria, Urinary Tract Infections, Meningitis, Pyogenic infections, Tuberculosis etc.

In addition the dept. participates in 

  • Infection control programme, 
  • identification and reporting of unconventional Microbial Agents 
  • Monitoring infections: Bacterial isolates and their Antibiotic sensitivity patterns are regularly monitored. Urinary tract infections, chronic non – healing ulcers, blood cultures from fever cases, lower respiratory tract infections are some of the clinical conditions which were studied. Strains of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (causing Hospital Acquired infections) were identified. Stenotrophomonas, Acenetobacter isolates from lower respiratory tract infections were found to be resistant to many antibiotics. 
  • Monitoring disinfection of operation theatres 
  • Hospital waste disposal.

Research Publications: 

  1. Inamdar, Dhanashree P. Kulkarni, Arun, Basavaraju Anuradha. Genital ulcer disease: Study of factors associated and utility of rapid diagnostic methods in current pandemic- 2024. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. April 2024;13(4):1473-1480.
  2. Padmanabh Inamdar Dhanashree P.Inamdar Prasan kumar Hota, Y.Avinash , Pravalika Fothedar, Anuradha Basavaraju, Bathina Nikhil Reddy,Naru Sabarinatha Reddy “Perception and Role of Indirect and Post discharge Surgical site infection (SSI) in surgical patients : An institutional experience.”  Accepted Journal of West African College of Surgeons (pubmed indexed)
  3. Anne T, Suryadevara V, Anuradha B. A comparative study on prevalence of uropathogens and their antibiogram in diabetics and non-diabetics attending a tertiary care hospital. Int J Res Med Sci. 2024;12:1197-11202.
  4. Preeti U Deshpande, Anuradha Basavaraju, Nagapraveen Veerapu, Ashish Akula. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana. Indian J Pathol. 2024 Apr 1;67(2):349-354.
  5. C Sreelatha and P Shyam Sundar Rao “ A hospital based  retrospective observational assessment of the emerging cases of mucormycosis in post COVID -19 disease patients” Publish in Journal of Advances in Microbiology Research”. JRM 2023;4(2):01 -04.
  6. Inamdar D P, Deshpande P U, Basavraju A, Veerapu N. Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Study of Risk Factors,Outcome and Utility of Nasal Samples in Its Diagnosis. Iran J Med Microbiol. 2023;17(4):387-95.
  7. Inamdar Dhanashree, K Arun, B Anuradha.Genital Ulcer Disease: Study of Factors Associated and Utility of Rapid Diagnostic Methods in Current Pandemic.” Accepted (Dec 2023) in Journal of Family medicine and Primary care (PUBMED indexed).
  8. G.V.S. Mahesh, N. Harshini, B. Nageshwar Rao, B. Anuradha and Mohammed Ashraf Mohiddin Siddiq “Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Carrier State among Pediatric Patients and Para‐Medical Staff in Tertiary Care Hospital”
  9. Uthira Kumar, A Suma Preethi, Y V Ramakrishna Reddy, K Kalyan Kumar, B Nageshwar Rao,” Effect of trimetazidine in experimental animals with coronary heart disease or and in combination with diabetes mellitus. Published in International Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Research. 2022 Jan 29; 9(1): 17-21.
  10. Smitha Reddy, B.V.Anuradha Devi, Swarupa Ravuri, B.Nageshwar Rao, Danda Samyukta Reddy5, Anunayi Jestadi. Study of role of Platelet count and mean platelet volume in evaluating the disease severity in Covid 19 Infection –our experience at tertiary care hospital. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine. 2022; 09(07).
  11. Nagapraveen Veerapu, Dhanashree P Inamdar , Baer P Ravi Kumar, Basavaraju Anuradha , Pavitra Guddanti, Sree D Issapuri, Nikhita S Ganta, Arun Gopi. Effectiveness of COVID‑19 Vaccines against SARS‑CoV‑2 Infection among Persons Attending the RT‑PCR center at a Medical College Hospital in Telangana: A Case‑ Control Study. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, October-December 2022;47(4):587-590.
  12. B. Nageshwar Rao. Effect of trimetazidine in experimental animals with coronary heart disease or and in combination with diabetes mellitus, International Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Research 2022;9(1):17–21.
  13. B.Nageshwar Rao, Evaluation of Hepatic Enzyme Levels and Haematological Profiles in Chikungunya Patients- An Institutional Study, Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry, 2021;9(4): 34-40.
  14. Inamdar, Dhanashree, Anuradha B,. Phenotypic methods for detection of Amp C b lactamases in Gram negative clinical isolates of a tertiary care hospital. Indian Journal of Microbiology Research. 2020;7:125-129.