Editorial Board

Lichtheimia ramosa isolated from a young patient from an infected wound after a road traffic accident

Anupma Jyoti Kindo ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Anupma Jyoti Kindo, E-mail: anupmalakra@gmail.com, anupmalakra@gmail.com

Venkataraman Neelaveni ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Ananya Tupaki-Sreepurna ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Vijayakishore Thanneru ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility testing practices in 20 clinical microbiology laboratories in India

Sanjay Bhattacharya

Renu Mathew ,Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai,

Seema Oommen ,Department of Microbiology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Tiruvalla, Kerala,

Anitha Madhavan ,Department of Microbiology, Tirumala Devaswam Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala,

Shoba Kurian ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India,

KL Sarada Devi ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Reena John ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India,

KA Sathiavathy ,Department of Microbiology, Jubilee Mission Hospital and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India,

Lathi Nair ,Department of Microbiology, KMCT Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

J Sudarsana ,Department of Microbiology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Kavita Raja ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Dr. Kavita Raja, Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum - 695 011, Kerala, India. E-mail: kavita_raja@yahoo.com, kavita_raja@yahoo.com

J Beena Philomina ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Savitha Nagaraj ,Department of Microbiology, St. John\'s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India,

AV Sangeetha ,Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India,

Ajitha Pillai ,Department of Microbiology, Sagar Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India,

Kiran Gopal ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Somerwell Memorial Church of South Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Syed Mustaq Ahmed ,Department of Microbiology, Muslim Educational Society Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India,

TL Deepasankari ,department of Microbiology, PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad, Kerala, India,

Pravin K Nair ,Department of Microbiology, Holy Spirit Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,

PP Mohammed Hisham ,Department of Microbiology, Kannur Medical College, Cannanore, Kerala, India,

K Sheena ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India,

Nasal conidiobolomycosis: Report of a rare case

Geetha Raveendran

Rejitha Kurukkanari ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Rejitha Kurukkanari, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India. E-mail: rejithak.2037@gmail.com, rejithak.2037@gmail.com

Pushpa Kizhakkekarammal ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India,

Sheena Krishnan ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India,

Academy news

Chithra Valsan ,Department of Microbiology, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala,

Editorial on antibiotic susceptibility testing

Fonsecaea pedrosoi causing leg abscess

Geetha Raveendran

Sheena Krishnan ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Sheena Krishnan, USHAS, Thampuran Road, Beypore North (PO), Calicut - 673 015, Kerala, India. E-mail: sheenaragesh@gmail.com, sheenaragesh@gmail.com

Pushpa Kizhakkekarammel ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Malappuram, Kerala, India,

Hepatitis B vaccination - immune response and persistence of protection in susceptible population

Kalpana George ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Mini Palathingal Narayanan ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, Dr. Mini Palathingal Narayanan, E-mail: mini_pn@rediffmail.com, mini_pn@rediffmail.com

Nasha Kollathodi ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, Dr. Nasha Kollathodi, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. E-mail: knasha@gmail.com, knasha@gmail.com

Anitha Puduvail Moorkoth ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Shabina Methele Pangat Balakrishnan ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Sarada Devi Karunakaran LelithaBai ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,

Soaps and infection control: From chemistry to microbiology

Mammen Chandy ,Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Professor, Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore 632004, TN, India, Professor and Head, Hematology Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Professor and Head, Department of Haematology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Director,

Gaurav Goel ,Medanta—the Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Director and Head, Department of Neurointervention, Surgery,

Sanjay Bhattacharya ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Dr. Sanjay Bhattacharya, E-mail: drsanjay1970@hotmail.com, drsanjay1970@hotmail.com

Neonatal sepsis: Aetiological agents and risk factors

Ramani Bai Joseph Theodore

Saritha Narayanan Kutty ,Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Saritha Narayanan Kutty, E-mail: drsaithapradeep@gmail.com, drsaithapradeep@gmail.com

Arya Ravindran Vasantha ,Department of Microbiology, General Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala, India, Dr. Arya Ravindran Vasantha, General Hospital, Alappuzha, Kerala, India. E-mail: aaryarv@gmail.com, aaryarv@gmail.com

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Invasive yeast infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care centre in South India

Anupma Jyoti Kindo ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Anupma Jyoti Kindo, E-mail: anupmalakra@gmail.com, anupmalakra@gmail.com

Vijayakumar Ramaraj ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Sivaranjini B. Alagiri ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Rajyoganandh S. Vijayaraman ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

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The spectrum of Bacillus cereus infections in patients with haematological malignancy

Swapna R Nath ,Division of Microbiology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Swapna R Nath, Division of Microbiology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. 695 011, Kerala, India. E-mail: swapnabl@gmail.com, swapnabl@gmail.com

Sagila S Gangadharan ,Division of Microbiology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

P Kusumakumary ,Division of Paediatric Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Geetha Narayanan ,Division of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

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Role of line probe assay in detection of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis/multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: The experience from Kerala state, India

Praveen Sanker ,Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Praveen Sanker, Intermediate Reference Laboratory (TB), State TB Cell, Red Cross road, Vanchiyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. E-mail: psanker@gmail.com, psanker@gmail.com

Anjana Satheesan ,Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Anusree P Ambika ,Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Ravikrishnan Balakrishnan ,Intermediate Reference Laboratory, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Hisham Moosan ,Department Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Palakkad, Kerala, India,

Sunil Kumar Mrithunjayan ,State TB Training and Demonstration Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

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Present scenario of microbiological pattern in chronic suppurative otitis media and its management guidelines

Karan Sharma ,Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India, Dr. Karan Sharma, Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. E-mail: dr.karansharma@yahoo.com, dr.karansharma@yahoo.com

Loveena Oberoi ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India,

Vrinda Narula ,Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India,

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Aspergillus quadrilineatus infection in an elderly debilitated patient

Anupma Jyoti Kindo ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Anupma Jyoti Kindo, E-mail: anupmalakra@gmail.com, anupmalakra@gmail.com

Ananya Tupaki-Sreepurna ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

Vijayakishore Thanneru ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

N Chadiesh ,Department of Microbiology, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India,

Bhavna T Jishnu ,Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,

R Ramanan ,Department of Pulmonology, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India,

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Role of IgG Chlamydia antibody in predicting tubal factor infertility

Sheila Balakrishnan

Geetha Raveendran ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Dr. Geetha Raveendran, E-mail: drgeetha.sb@gmail.com, drgeetha.sb@gmail.com

Dolly Johnrose ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

Anitha Malathy ,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,