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Department facility / Infrastructure
General Facilities:
| Nomenclature | Demo.room | Seminar Room | Research Lab |
| Size (Area) | 50.60 m² | 33.29 m² | 81 m² |
Laboratories:
| Bacteriology |
| Serology |
| Mycology |
| Parasitology |
| Virology |
| Molecular Biology |
| Immunology |
| Tuberculosis |
Office Space:
| Nomenclature | Dept. Office | Professor / Head of the Dept. | Professors | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Tutors | Non-Teaching Staff |
| Size (Area) | 15.80m2 | 20m2 | 20m2 | 20m2 | 20m2 | 20m2 | 15 m2 |
Equipments
| Important Equipments |
| Binocular Microscopes |
| BOD Incubator |
| Bacterio incubator |
| Autoclave |
| Centrifuge |
| VDRL Shaker |
| Eliza – Waslier |
| Eliza – Reader |
| 20 C Deep Freezer |
| Laminan flow Honi 2 |
| Laminan flow veit |
| Bio Saftey cabinet |
| Digital Water bath |
| Equipment | Locations | |
| Hot air oven | Washing room | |
| Water still | ||
| Water Heater | ||
| Autoclave | Sterilization room | |
| common balance | Media room | |
| Electronic balance | ||
| Hot air oven | ||
| pH meter | ||
| Micropipette (100-1000) | ||
| Microscope (monocular) | Parasitology | |
| Laminar flow | ||
| Centrifuge | ||
| Micropipette | ||
| Biosafety cabinet class IIB2 | Mycobacteriology
(Microscopy) |
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| Microscope (Binocular) | ||
| Centrifuge | ||
| Biosafety cabinet class IIB2 | Mycobacteriology Culture | |
| Autoclave | ||
| Microscope (Binocular) | ||
| Incubator | ||
| Microcentrifuge | ||
| Cyclomixer | ||
| Cooling centrifuge | ||
| Micro MGIT | ||
| Micropipettes | 0.2-2
2-20 20-200 100-1000 |
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| Refrigerator | ||
| Negative Pressure module | ||
| Needle burner | ||
| Water bath | Immunology | |
| VDRL rotator | ||
| Fluorescent microscope (Halogen) | ||
| Fluorescence microscope(LED) | ||
| ELISA reader | ||
| ELISA Washer | ||
| Cyclomixer | ||
| Deep freezer (-20) | ||
| Deep Freezer (-70) | ||
| Micropipettes | 100-1000
10-100 5-50 |
|
| Microscope (Binocular) | Mycology | |
| Biosafety cabinet ClassII B2 | ||
| BOD incubator | ||
| Incubator | ||
| Biosafety cabinet ClassIIB2 | Bacteriology | |
| Hot air oven | ||
| Centrifuge | ||
| Incubator | ||
| CO2 Incubator | ||
| Anaerobic jar | ||
| Refrigerator | ||
| Needle Cutter | ||
| Candle jar | ||
| Microscope Binocular | ||
| Weighing Machine (Blood Culture) | ||
| Automated Identification & AST(VITEK 2C) | ||
| Automated Blood & Fluid culture (BacTalert) | ||
| Densichek | ||
| Cyclomixer | ||
| Micropipette100(non variable) | ||
| ELISA Reader |
Serology |
|
| Water bath | ||
| Incubator | ||
| VDRL shaker | ||
| Vortex mixer | ||
| Refrigerator | ||
| Centrifuge | ||
| Rate Nephelometry (Fully automated) | ||
| Microscope(monocular-without stage) | ||
| Micropipette | 100-1000
20-200 5-50 0.5-5 |
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| Microscope-binocular-camera attachment | PG research lab | |
| Water bath | ||
| Incubator | ||
| Chiller fridge | ||
| Inspissator | ||
| Phase contrast microscope | ||
| Refrigerator | ||
| BOD incubator | PG research lab | |
| Microscope -Monocular | ||
| Magnetic stirrer | ||
| pH meter | ||
| Colorimeter | ||
| Inspissator | ||
| Triple distillation unit | ||
| Chiller fridge | ||
| Refrigerator | Practical Hall | |
| Incubator | ||
| Microscope (Monocular) | ||
| VIDAS |
Virology
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| SPINWIN | ||
| Well wash 4MK2 | ||
| ELISA READER | ||
| Cooling centrifuge | ||
| Cyclomixer | ||
| Centrifuge | ||
| Incubator | ||
| Thermal Cycler | ||
| Real Time PCR | ||
| Refrigerator | ||
| Gel Electrophoresis Apparatus | ||
| Spinix | ||
| Gel documentation system | ||
| Microwave oven | ||
| Inverted microscope | ||
| Spinit | ||
| Vacuum pump | ||
| Weighing balance | ||
| pH meter | ||
| Co2 incubator | ||
| Water bath | ||
| Biosafety cabinet class II A2 | ||
| Deep freezer -40 | ||
| Deep freezer -60 | ||
| Reagent refrigerator | ||
| Dry bath | ||
| Biosafety cabinet class II B2 | ||
| Rocky max shaker | ||
| Research Lab |
| BOD Incubator |
| Inspissator |
| Chiller fridge |
| Triple distillation unit |
| Magnetic stirrer |
| pH meter |
| Microscope(Binocular) |
| Refrigerator |
| Microscope-binocular-camera attachment |
| Water bath |
| Incubator |
| Phase contrast microscope |
Library:
Area of Department Library – 30m2
No. of Books Available:
Central Library – 418
Departmental Library – 199
Museum:
| Area | No. of Specimens | Charts/Diagrams |
| 60 m2 | 41 | 90 |
Publications & Research
Publications:
- Oommen S, Pillai S,Rajeev A, Nair S.,Nair K. What is happening to our Pseudomonas? Trends of susceptibilities of culture-confirmed Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a tertiary care hospital. – The Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, Dec 2015, July-Dec 2015;17(2). 75-81
- Oommen S., Nair S., Nair K., Pillai S. Epidemiology of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella among patients attending a Tertiary Care Centre in central Kerala. The Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, Jan –Jun 2015; 17(1): 12-15.(ISSN:Print 0972-1282, E-ISSN 2348-5086 ).
- Deepthi, Oommen S, Vijayan A, Abraham B, Johnson J. Blood stream infections by Candida species and their susceptibility to various anti-fungal drugs. Pushpagiri Medical Journal. Jan- June 2015: Vol 6 (2): 84-88. (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
- Nair S S, Raghunath P, Nair S S. Prevalence of Psychiatric disorders among the rural geriatric population- A pilot study in Karnataka, India. Central Asian Journal of Global Health.2015, 4(1). ISSN online:2166-7403
- Raghunath P, Jose Paul P, OommenS,Asokan A G, Viswanathan P. Scrub typhus- A retrospective study at a tertiary health care centre in Central Kerala. Pushpagiri Medical Journal. July- Dec 2014: Vol 6 (1): 11-15. (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
- Jayasree P, Sushamabai S, Sukumaran T U,George D, Tharyan T, Oommen S. Study on the clinical profile of paediatric tuberculosis and comparison with adult tuberculosis: Experience from a tertiary care centre in South India. Pushpagiri Medical Journal. Jan-June 2014: Vol 5, 2: 102-105 (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
- A O Jagan, Joseph C,Oommen S. Anti-HBs antibody status of healthcare workers in Pushpagiri Institute of Medical sciences and Research Centre. Pushpagiri Medical Journal. Jan-June 2014: Vol 5, 2: 111-113 (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
- Nair S S, Hanumantappa R, Hiremath G S,Siraj M A, Raghunath P. Knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene among medical and nursing students at a tertiary health care center in Raichur, India. ISRN Preventive Medicine. Vol 2014,article ID:608927
- Mathew A M, Kurian S C, Varghese A P, Oommen S, Manoj G. HBx Gene Mutations in Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology Research. 2014; 7 (1):1-4. ISSN print 1918-2805, ISSN online 1918-2813
- George J, Oommen S, Paul P J. Microbiological analysis of respiratory specimens in a tertiary care hospital-A retrospective study. Pushpagiri Medical Journal July-Dec 2013. Vol 5, No.1, 33-40. (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
- Shinde R S, Koppikar G V, OommenCharacterization & antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of Enterococci at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2012; 5(2):85-88. (ISSN:1755-6783)
- Jayachandran V P, Chayani N, Nair S, GangaPrasad A. Antipseudomonal efficacy of extracts of selected medicinal plants used in ayurvedic formulations to multiple drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa(MDRPA) isolates from wound infections. Journal of pharmaceutical and scientific innovation.2012.1(5),66-70 ISSN online:2277-4572
- Banaji N, Oommen S. Towards a rational antimicrobial testing policy in the laboratory. Indian J Med Microbiol 2011; 29:209-12. (ISSN Print -0255-0857 Online – 1998-3646)
- Oommen S, B Appalaraju B, Sivadarshini S, Jayashree P. A combined diagnostic approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis using anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and rheumatoid factor. IJMM, 2011; 29 (2): 195-196. (ISSN Print -0255-0857 Online – 1998-3646)
- Oommen S, B Appalaraju, Jinsha K. Mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of staphylococci in a tertiary care centre of India. . IJMM, 2010; 28 (4): 372-5. (ISSN Print -0255-0857Online – 1998-3646)
- Vandana K E,VargheseG,KrishnaS,MukhopadhyayC,Kammath A,V Ajith. Screening at admission for carrier prevalence of multi drug resistant organisms in resource constrained settings: A hospital based observational study. Jour of hospital infection.2010;76:`177-189
- Oommen S, George R, Kurian N, Paul J .A comparison of Hospital and Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a tertiary care hospital. , Pushpagiri Medical Journal. Jan-June 2010: Vol 1, 2: 77-79 (ISSN: Print 0976-402X)
Research projects utilizing Dept research Lab:
- Comparative evaluation of diagnostic assays for the diagnosis of difficile from diarrhoeal patients- DrSeemaOommen
- Faecal colonization of vancomycin resistant Enterococci- Dr Jose Paul
- Effect of different oils and extracts on microorganisms – Invitro method – DrAneeta Jacob
- A comparative study of Widal test with immunochromatographic detection of IgM and IgG Antibodies to Salmonella typhi in serum – Dr Jose Paul