Department of Microbiology
Vision
To make India free from infectious agents through updation of scientific knowledge, dedicated research and humanitarian approach to medicine.
Mission
The mission of the department is to excel in all aspects of academics. The purpose being to empower the budding doctors by imparting knowledge and skills in Microbiology of the highest standards.
Our Faculty
Dr Rajesh Karyakarte (MD)
Professor & Head MicrobiologyDr Smita Deshpande (MD)
Professor MicrobiologyDr Suvarna Joshi (PhD)
Associate Professor MicrobiologyDr Sae Pol (PhD)
Associate Professor MicrobiologyDr Vidya Arjunwadkar (MD)
Associate Professor MicrobiologyDr Sushma Pednekar (MD)
Associate Professor MicrobiologyDr Sunil Bhamare (MD)
Associate Professor MicrobiologyDr Sujata Dharmshale (PhD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Vaishali Wabale (PhD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Shital Kamble (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Ashish Sadaphale (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Pooja Shah (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Prachala Rathod (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr P.L.Kashyap (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Prachi Dubal (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Rashmita Das (MD)
Assistant Professor MicrobiologyDr Mayuri Gajbhiye (MD)
Senior Resident MicrobiologyInfrastructure
Practical Hall 1
Practical Hall 2
Practical Hall 3
TB Laboratory
VRDL Biosafety Class II Laboratory
Serology Laboratory
Practical Hall
Bacteriology Laboratory
Sequencing Laboratory - Center of Excellence for Genomics
VRDL Nucleic acid extraction Laboratory
Mycology Laboratory
Sequencing Laboratory - GridION
GridION Sequencer- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Museum
Media Section
MiSeq illumina Sequencer - Center of Excellence for Genomics
Research And Publications
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Authors - Shekokar D, Gedam D, Kilikdar M, Ambhore NA, Karyakarte R, Pisey A.
Title - Bacteriology of Wound Infections and the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among the Isolates
Published At - J Cont Med A Dent.
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Authors - Gedam DS, Pisey AS, Sayare PC, Ambhore NA, Karyakarte RP, Shekokar D
Title - Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination of Old and New Indian Paper Currency Notes
Published At - J Cont Med A Dent.
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Authors - Nanoty VV, Gedam DS, Shah PG, Karyakarte RP.
Title - Seroprevalence Of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses In Pregnant Women
Published At - Nat J Int Res Med.
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Authors - Kilikdar M, Gedam D, PiseyA,Karyakarte RP
Title - Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in PLHIV and Its Correlation with CD4 Count
Published At - Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci
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Authors - MudshingkarS, Palewar M, Kongre V, Kagal A, Bhardwaj R, Karyakarte R.
Title - Trends in Epidemiology, Susceptibility Pattern and Serotypes of Salmonellae at a Tertiary Care Hospital, India: An Eight-Year Study(2011 – 2018).
Published At - Journal of Advances in Microbiology
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Authors - Sagar D, Dedwal A, Bhamre S, Karyakarte R..
Title - CunninghamellaBertholletiae Fungal Corneal Ulcer: A Case Report
Published At - Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research.
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Authors - Surabhi Pujari, Vidya Arjunwadkar, Shashikala Sangle, Anju Kagal, Renu Bharadwaj, Rajesh Karyakarte
Title - Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV-Infected Patients with CD4+T-cellCount ≤ 200cells/μl: A study from a tertiary care hospital
Published At - International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research
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Authors - Pednekar SN, Kambale SS, Gokhale V, Kagal A, Karyakarte R
Title - Changing trend of HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women in and around Pune: tertiary care hospital-based study.
Published At - Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research
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Authors - Palewar M, Mudshingkar S, Dohe V, Kagal A, Karyakarte R.
Title - Bacteriological profile and antibiogram of blood culture isolates from a tertiary care hospital of Western India
Published At - J Datta Meghe Inst Med Sci Univ
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Authors - Mehrotra N, Dedwal A, Bhamare S, Karyakarte R..
Title - Cryptococcus Neoformans causing Chronic Endopthalmitis: A Case Report
Published At - Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
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Authors - Kinikar A, Kulkarni R, Rajput U, Karyakarte R.
Title - Acute Encephalopathy in a Child with COVID-19 Infection.
Published At - Pediatr Inf Dis
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Authors - Kulkarni R, Rajput U, Dawre R, Valvi C, Nagpal R, Magdum N, Vankar H, Sonkawade N, Das A, Vartak S, Joshi S, Varma S, Karyakarte R, Bhosale R, Kinikar A.
Title - Early‑onset symptomatic neonatal COVID‑19 infection with high probability of vertical transmission
Published At - Infection
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Authors - A Dedwal, S SMudshingkar, S. Bhamare, A. Kagal, R. Karyakarte
Title - Antifungal susceptibility pattern of dermatophytosis: Need of the hour for antifungal stewardship and policy.
Published At - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Authors - Kilikdar M, Ambhore NA, Shekokar DS, Karyakarte RP
Title - A rare case of pleural effusion due to Acinetobacter junii in a known patient of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Published At - International Journal of Research in Medical sciences.
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Authors - Meshram P, Gedam D, Ambhore N, Karyakarte R
Title - Blood stream infections-prevalence in a tertiary care institute, Central India
Published At - Indian Journal of Microbiology Research