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It is the oldest Department of the Institute.
The department is engaged in studies aimed at
understanding the mechanisms involved in bacterial
resistance to antibiotics. Bacteriology department
has been involved in the isolation, identification
and laboratory diagnosis (by culture, morphological,
biochemical & serological methods) of the
causative agents of plague, leptospirosis and
Anthrax from human samples at the time of their
outbreak. In future also, this department will
undertake such activities whenever if the outbreak
will occur.
Department
of Bacteriology is currently engaged in the following
testing / research projects
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Determination of susceptibility/resistance
pattern of various antibiotics against bacterial
pathogens responsible for nosocomial infection,
isolated from burns ICU including animate
and inanimate objects. |
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Determination of susceptibility/resistance
of some group of antifungal agents against
aerobic fungal pathogen responsible for nosocomial
infection, isolated from animate and inanimate
objects of burns ward. |
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Comparison of susceptibility
patterns of various disinfectants & antibiotics
against bacterial & fungal species. |
Training:
The department also imparts training in various
aspects of microbiological techniques like microbiological
assay of antibiotics in a given solution, anti-bacterial
and anti-fungal testing methods of anti-microbial
agents.
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