LABORATORY DETAILS

Bacteriology

One of the start of the art laboratory , processing more than 10,000 samples for bacteriological culture & identification.

Myco-bacteriology

v  IRL – Intermediate Reference Laboratory in the country for Tuberculosis - started in 2015 with MGIT, CBNATT, LPA – for MDR TB, XDR TB diagnosis.

Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory

v  Well-structured and equipped virology Laboratory was established in 1980. Add to feather in its Cap, “Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory” (VRDL) started in 2014 which is one of the fully equipped Laboratory to meet all the viral diagnostic methods for outbreak diagnosis and research aspects.

v  MOH & FW/ICMR approved COVID-19 Testing Lab approved on March 2020 – Tested more than 27.9 lakhs, which is the highest number of tests done among all TN Medical Colleges.

Gene Sequencing Lab

v  Centre of excellence in diagnosis – Gene Sequencing Lab for Corona virus mutation and other microorganism and research started from December 2022.

AES Surveillance lab

v  WHO Reference Lab started in 2006 for Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis outbreak investigation.

SRL- State Reference Laboratory

v  SRL- State Reference Laboratory for HIV started in 2007 &CD4 Lab for HIV disease monitoring started in 2010. HIV Viral load testing is done from 2020.

v  “Certificate of Accreditation” is awarded from NABL to our HIV- State Reference Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology on 17.03.2023.

Swine Flu Laboratory

v  Molecular Diagnosis (RT-PCR) for Swine flu virus started in 2009.

National Viral Hepatitis control program NVHCP

v  State laboratory for National Viral Hepatitis control program NVHCP (Hepatitis B & C Screening by Rapid Card Method and estimating Hepatitis B & C viral load) started on 2021.

Mycology

v  Well-equipped Mycology Laboratory established in 2021 and processed more than 2000 samples of Mucormycosis during Covid Pandemic.

Parasitology

Diagnosing infestation of parasites and helminths.

Immuno-serology

Diagnosing auto immunediseases and infectious diseases.

HLA typing Lab

v  HLA typing Lab for helping Organ transplantation unit started from November 2022.

Essential Diagnostics Services System (EDSS).

v  Our Institute of Microbiology is Chosen as Ultra Apex Laboratory to perform all the Advance Diagnostic Techniques in Microbiology under EDSS.

Multiplex PCR, MALDI TOF is in pipe line under EDSS.

Automated Blood Culture and Automated Microbial Identification System

v VITEK, BACTALERT

IDSP & SRC FOR STI/RTI

v – Integrated Disease Surveillance Program and State Reference Center for STI / RTI started in 2010.

National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonotic diseases

v  NOHP-PCZ under PM-ABHIM by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) functioning from 2024.

May-23

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Dr.V.Dhanalakshmi,M.D.,

Professor & HOD

Dhanalakshmi V, Sivakumar ES. Comparative Study in Early Neonates with Septicemia by Blood Culture, Staining Techniques and C - Reactive Protein (CRP). J ClinDiagn Res. 2015 Mar;9(3):DC12-15

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Thilakavathy P, Priyan RM, Jagatheeswari PA, Charles J, Dhanalakshmi V, Lallitha S, Rajendran T, Divya B. Evaluation of Ica Gene in Comparison with Phenotypic Methods for Detection of Biofilm Production by Coagulase Negative Staphylococci in a Tertiary Care Hospital. J ClinDiagn Res. 2015 Aug;9(8):DC16-19

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Vasanthapriyan MR, Dhanalakshmi V. Study on non-tuberculous aerobic bacterial profile of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalised geriatric population in a tertiary care hospital. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2017;6(55): 4161-4166

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D. Bindu1*, V. Dhanalakshmi2 Bacteriological and Mycological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Sch. J. App. Med. Sci., Jan 2018; 6(1B): 103-106

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Velusamy D, Jayakumar S, Ramakrishnan V, Veeramanoharan R, Gupta B, Paramasivam R et al. Epidemiological and demographic characteristics of dengue and chikungunya infections over five years from 2014 -2018,in Tamil Nadu , India. Int. J Community Med Public Health 2021;8:2287-92.

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Meena MS, Priya S, Sangumani J, Dhanalakshmi V, Sridevi PN, Study on Coronavirus diseases -19 patient’s profile admitted in tertiary care Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Annals Community Health 2021;9(2):1-7

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Dr.C.Sugumari,M.D.,

Associate Professor

Chandrasegaran S. Bacteroidesfragilis in sepsis. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(56):3847-3851, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/881

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Navaneethakrishnan RM, Chandrasegaran S. Evaluation of clinically important gram positive isolates and their susceptibility pattern in tertiary care hospitals: 3-year prospective study. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(57):3885- 3889, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/890

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ChandrasegaranS, Subramaniyan MP. Prevalence of beta-haemolytic streptococcal throat infections in paediatric age group in Madurai. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(58):3980-3984, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/911

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Navaneethkrishnan RM, Chandrasegaran S. Evaluation of clinically important gram-negative isolates (escherichia coli, Klebsiellapneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa) and their susceptibility pattern in tertiary care hospital: 3 yr prospective study. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(80):5959-5963.

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Dr.S.MaheshPrabhu, Dr.C.Sugumari, Dr.G.Pranesh. Bacteriological profile of health workers hands working in various ICUs of a tertiary care hospital. GJRA , Volume : 3 | Issue : 11 | November 2017.

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Dr.VasanthapriyanMoongilpattiRamasami, Dr.SugumariChandrasekaran, Dr.SelvaPrabhuAntonyraj, “Distribution of Chikungunya Cases in Madurai District during Outbreak”, ijmsir- January - 2020, Vol – 5, Issue -1, P. No. 189 – 196.

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SugumariChandrasegaran, Ram MuruganNavaneetha Krishnan, Bacteriological Profile of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Children in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai, ijmsir- January - 2021, Vol – 6, Issue - 1, P. No. 102 – 112

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Rammurugan, N., Sugumari, C., & Mohan, S. (2022). A study on the efficacy of Staphyloccus aureus biofilm formation in atopic dermatitis severity. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S6)

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Dr.D.Sarathai,M.D.,

Associate Professor

SARATHA  D, Prevalence of microorganisms in Microbial Keratitis and their antibiotic and antifungal sensitivity pattern, GJRA -  Volume-6, Issue-5, May-2017

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Saratha D, Predisposing Factors & Microbiological profile of corneal ulcer, Sch. J. App. Med. Sci., May 2017; 5(5B):1794-1800

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Dr.S.MaheshPrabhu,M.D.,

Associate Professor

ChandrasegaranS, Subramaniyan MP. Prevalence of beta-haemolytic streptococcal throat infections in paediatric age group in Madurai. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2016;5(58):3980-3984, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/911

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Dr.S.MaheshPrabhu, Dr.C.Sugumari, Dr.G.Pranesh. Bacteriological profile of health workers hands working in various ICUs of a tertiary care hospital. GJRA , Volume : 3 | Issue : 11 | November 2017.

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ManjulaG1 , Mahesh Prabhu S2 , Amudha VP3 , Sucilathangam G4* Effective immunological markers for Neonatal Sepsis: Comparison of Creactive protein with Interleukin - 6 and Blood culture, Annals of R.S.C.B., ISSN:1583-6258, Vol. 26, Issue 1, 2022, Pages. 997 – 1010.

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Dr. N. Ram Murugan, Dr. M. Uma Maheswari, Dr. S. Mahesh Prabhu, Dr. S. Rajeswari, “A Study on Detection of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiellapneumoniae from clinical samples & their Molecular characterization in a tertiary care hospital”, IJMSIR- December - 2023, Vol – 8, Issue - 6, P. No. 55 – 61.

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Dr.M.R.Vasanthapriyan,M.D.,

Associate Professor

P. Thilakavathy1 , R.M. Vasantha priyan2 , P.A.T. Jagatheeswari 3 , Jhansi Charles4 , V. Dhanalakshmi 5 , S. Lallitha6 , T. Rajendran7 , B. Divya 8 Comparative Study in Early Neonates with Septicemia by Blood Culture , Staining techniques and C-Reactive Protein(CRP) Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015 Aug, Vol-9(8): DC16-DC19

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Vasanthapriyan MR, Raja J, Thyagarajan R, et al. Isolation and identification of fungal agents in patient with corneal ulcer in tertiary care ophthalmic hospital. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2017;6(26):2178-2181, DOI: 10.14260/Jemds/2017/472

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Vasanthapriyan MR, Dhanalakshmi V. Study on non-tuberculous aerobic bacterial profile of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalised geriatric population in a tertiary care hospital. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2017; 6(55): 4161-4166.

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Nalayini S, Vasanthapriyan MR, Anuradha N, et al. A study on the detection of biofilm formation by multidrug resistant uropathogenic isolates in a tertiary care hospital. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2017;6(80):5641-5646

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Dr. S. Nalayini, Dr. M. R. Vasanthapriyan , A Study on the Prevalence of Various Enterococcus Spp. In Various Clinical Infections in Patients Attending Tertiary Care Centre,ijmsir ,Volume – 2,

Issue –5, September- October - 2017, Page No. : 303 – 312.

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Dr.VasanthapriyanMoongilpattiRamasami, Dr.SugumariChandrasekaran, Dr.SelvaPrabhuAntonyraj, “Distribution of Chikungunya Cases in Madurai District during Outbreak”, ijmsir- January - 2020, Vol – 5, Issue -1, P. No. 189 – 196.

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Dr.V.Lakshmanakumar, Dr.M.R.Vasanthapriyan, Dr.J.Suriakumar, “Study of Fungal pathogens causing Septicaemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Tertiary care hospital”, ijmsir, May - 2021, Vol – 6, Issue - 3, P. No. 39 – 45.

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Dr. V. Lakshmanakumar, Dr. M. R. Vasanthapriyan, Dr. G. Manjula, “Study of post-vaccination anti-hbs anti body levels amongst medical students and health care workers in Medical College”, ijmsir- November - 2021, Vol – 6, Issue - 6, P. No. 52 – 57.

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Dr.BharathiKrishnasamy, MangalaAdisesh, Dr.Susitha T, Dr. M.R. Vasanthapriyan, “Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care centre in South Tamilnadu”, ijmsir- April - 2022, Vol – 7, Issue - 2, P. No. 306 – 312.

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Dr.G.Manjula,M.D.,

Assistant Professor

G Manjula, Comparison of Immunochromatography with RT-PCR for Detection of Rotavirus in Fecal Samples, IJSR Volume: 2 | Issue : 12 | December 2013 • ISSN No 2277 – 8179.

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Miss. V. Uma Maheswari1 , Dr. G. Manjula2 , Dr. R. Vibhushanan et al.,  Study of Bacterial Profile & Complications of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy Sch. J. App. Med. Sci., Apr 2017; 5(4F):1656-1662

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NagarajaGurumoorthy, M. and Manjula, G. Assessment of Rapid Antigen Detection Testing in Diagnosing Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Comparison with Gold Standard Bacterial Culture. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(8): 2337-2342.

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Dr.SurendraJagdish Bhai, Dr. K. Bharathi, Dr. G. Manjula*Efficacy of mupirocin among MRSA isolated from wound infection, GJRA,Volume - 10, Issue - 09, September – 2021.

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Dr. M. NagarajaGurumoorthy, Dr.G.Manjula , Post covid fungal sinusitis with special reference to mucor – clinicalanalysis in a tertiary care hospital, IJSR, Volume - 10 | Issue - 10 | October – 2021.

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Dr. V. Lakshmanakumar, Dr. M. R. Vasanthapriyan, Dr. G. Manjula, “Study of post-vaccination anti-hbs anti body levels amongst medical students and health care workers in Medical College”, IJMSIR- November - 2021, Vol – 6, Issue - 6, P. No. 52 – 57.

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Dr. N. Sowmiya, Dr. S. Radhakumari, Dr. G. Manjula*, A study on bacteriological profile in donor human milk, prior and subsequent to pasteurization, GJRA, Volume - 11, Issue - 08, August – 2022.

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Dr.K.Bharathi,M.D.,

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K. Bharathi1,* , Jeevan Malaiyan2, Screening of Coxsackie B virus infection among patients with myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy using Serion Elisa classic Coxsackie virus IgM in Chennai, Tamilnadu, South India, Indian Journal of Microbiology Research, April-June, 2018;5(2):154-157

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Mohan K, Malaiyan J, Nasimuddin S, Devasir RS, Meenakshi-Sundaram P, Selvaraj S, et al. Clinical profile and atypical manifestation of dengue fever cases between 2011 and 2018 in Chennai, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2020;9:1119-23. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Volume 9 : Issue 2 : February 2020.

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Dr.SurendraJagdish Bhai, Dr. K. Bharathi, Dr. G. Manjula*Efficacy of mupirocin among MRSA isolated from wound infection, GJRA, Volume - 10, Issue - 09, September – 2021.

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Dr.BharathiKrishnasamy, MangalaAdisesh, Dr.Susitha T, Dr. M.R. Vasanthapriyan, “Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care centre in South Tamilnadu”, ijmsir- April - 2022, Vol – 7, Issue - 2, P. No. 306 – 312.

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Dr.A.Seetha,M.D.,

Assistant Professor

Dr.A.Seetha, Microbiological Study on Virulence Factors and Sensitivity of Uropathogenic E.coli, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume 9 | Issue 10 | October 2020.

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Dr.A.Seetha, Knowledge, Attitude and Practicing Hand Hygiene in a Healthcare Setting, Indian Journal of Applied Research; Volume 10 | Issue 10 | October 2020.

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Dr.J.SenthilKumar,M.D.,

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Krishnan RMN, Jayaraj SKJ. Descriptive study of enterococcal species with their antibiotic stewardship in tertiary care hospital. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2019;8(01):37-41

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Dr.J.Senthil Kumar, Valuation of the rapid immunochromatographic test against gold standard RT-PCR in genital c.trachomatis infection in sexually active women ,ijsr,Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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Dr.M.UmaMaheswari,M.D.,

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Uma Maheswari, M. and Appalaraju. 2017. Molecular Detection and Subtyping of NewdelhiMetallobetalactamases (NDM-1) in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiellapneumoniae in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(5): 2264- 2270

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Dr.Rajeswari S, Dr.Vasanthi R, Dr SucilaThangam G, Shaju G, Dr. Uma Maheswari M*, Epidemiological tool In the study of MRSA Nasal Carriage Among Health Care Workers of Tertiary Care Hospital - Its Utility, GJRA ,Volume - 11, Issue - 09, September – 2022.

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Dr.S.Rajeswari,M.D.,

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Vasanthi R, Rajeswari S, SucilaThangam G, Yasini S, Sundaram R*, Microbiological profile of significant pathogenict bacteria present on mobile phones of healthcare workers that cause nosocomial infection,GJRA, Volume - 11, Issue - 08, August – 2022.

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Dr.R.Vasanthi,M.D.,

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Vasanthi R, Adisesh M, Sundaram R. A study on clinical presentation of dermatophytosis among diabetic patients. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2021;9(8):16-19.

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Vasanthi R, Rajeswari S, SucilaThangam G, Yasini S, Sundaram R*, Microbiological profile of significant pathogenict bacteria present on mobile phones of healthcare workers that cause nosocomial infection,GJRA, Volume - 11, Issue - 08, August – 2022.

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Dr.P.Angappan,M.D.,

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Perumal A, Kumar CA, Doris TS. A study on the microbial profile of orthopedic implant infections and its risk factors in a tertiary care hospital. Indian J Microbiol Res 2016;3(4):412-418

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R N Varsha, Dr. P. Angappan MD (Micro)*, Burden of candidiasis among neonates admitted in NICU, in tertiary care hospitals, Madurai district, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume - 12 | Issue - 02 | February – 2023.

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Dr.R,Subbulakshmi,M.D.,
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"Perception of students regarding the foundation programme at entry level - experience at a government medical college”, IJMSIR- April - 2023, Vol – 8, Issue - 2, P. No. 20 – 30."

International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR)

"Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of pathogens from urinary isolates of diabetic patients in a tertiary care hospital in South Tamil Nadu" 2023;10(1):1–7

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