Editorial Board

1.
Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a HACEK group pathogen as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis

  • Kavita Raja kavita_raja@sctimst.ac.in

  • Dinoop Korol Ponnambath ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Jyothi Embekkat Kaviyil ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Bijulal Sasidharan ,Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Pravi Vidyadharan ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
  • 2.
    Discrepancy in methicillin sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus between molecular and phenotypic assays

  • Pradnya Laxman Samant ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr. Pradnya Laxman Samant, Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400 012, Maharashtra, India. E-mail: sampradnya10@gmail.com, sampradnya10@gmail.com

  • Gaurav V. Salunke ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,

  • Sanjay K. Biswas ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
  • 3.
    Knowledge, attitude and practices toward prevention of Hepatitis B Virus infection among medical students: A cross-sectional study

  • D Venkatesha ,Department of Microbiology, AIMS, B.G. Nagar, Karnataka, India,

  • Madhurya H Sachidananda ,Internship, Department of Microbiology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, Karnataka, India,

  • T A Dhanalakshmi ,Department of Microbiology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, Karnataka, India, Dr. T A Dhanalakshmi, Department of Microbiology, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B.G. Nagara, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya - 571 448, Karnataka India. E-mail: dhanupavan6@gmail.com, dhanupavan6@gmail.com
  • 4.
    Antibiotic susceptibility pattern in clinical isolates of Enterococci at a tertiary care hospital

  • Akshat Vij ,Department of Microbiology, GMCH, Udaipur, Dr Akshat Vij, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Email: akshatvij@gmail.com, akshatvij@gmail.com

  • Kavita Thakan ,Student, Department of Microbiology, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India,
  • 5.
    Comparison of TrueNat polymerase chain reaction and mycobacterium growth indicator tube culture in the diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis

  • Poornima Mankara Valsan ,Department of Microbiology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, Dr. Poornima Mankara Valsan, Department of Microbiology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. E-mail: poornimamv@yahoo.co.in, poornimamv@yahoo.co.in

  • J Sudarasana ,Department of Microbiology, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India,
  • 6.
    The blue ‘solution’: Evaluation of methylene blue as a screening test for the diagnosis of significant bacteriuria

  • Anna Rachel Menezes ,Department of Rural Service, St. John\'s Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Dr. Anna Rachel Menezes, St. Ann\'s Hospital, Elathagiri Road, Elathagiri, Krishnagiri - 635 108, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: annamenez97@gmail.com, annamenez97@gmail.com

  • Baijayanti Mishra ,Department of Microbiology, St. John\'s Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India,
  • 7.
    Isavuconazole - The new triazole

  • Jayanthi Savio ,Department of Microbiology, St. John\'s Medical College and Hospital, St. John\'s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Dr. Jayanthi Savio, Department of Microbiology, St. John\'s Medical College and Hospital, St. John\'s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru - 560 034, Karnataka, India. E-mail: jayanthisjmc@gmail.com, jayanthisjmc@gmail.com
  • 8.
    Is adenosine triphosphate test really required in hospital sterile supply quality monitoring purposes: An observation done in an oncology centre in Eastern India

  • Debabrata Basu ,Central Sterile Supply Department and Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Mr. Debabrata Basu, Tata Medical Center, 14 Major Arterial Road (EW), Newtown, Kolkata - 700 156, West Bengal, India. E-mail: debabrata.basu@tmckolkata.com, debabrata.basu@tmckolkata.com

  • Subhas Chandra Bag ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • Arijit Das ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • John Debdutta Rozario ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • Sanjay Kishore Dutta ,Department of Central Sterile Supply, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
  • 9.
    An unusual guest in an unusual location of the brain of a rural tribal man

  • Bejoy Thomas ,Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, R Madhavan Nayar Centre for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology,

  • Rakesh Sehgal

  • Krishnakumar Kesavapisharady ,Additional Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India, Krishnakumar Kesavapisharady Additional Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Phone: +914712524564 e-mail: kknsonline@gmail.com, kknsonline@gmail.com

  • Kavita Raja kavita_raja@sctimst.ac.in

  • Upninder Kaur

  • Dinoop Korol Ponnambath ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Jyothi Embekkat Kaviyil ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Deepti Narasimhaiah ,Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
  • 10.
    Evaluation of rapid antigen test against reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a tertiary care centre in South Kerala

  • Ashish Jitendranath ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Dr. Ashish Jitendranath, E-mail: ashishjit11@gmail.com, ashishjit11@gmail.com

  • Ganga Raju Krishna ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,

  • Ashna Ajimsha ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjarammoodu, Kerala, India, Dr. Ashna Ajimsha, Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjarammoodu - 695 607, Kerala, India. E-mail: ashna.ajim@gmail.com, ashna.ajim@gmail.com

  • OR Reshma ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Kerala, India, Dr. OR Reshma, Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu - 695 607, Kerala, India. E-mail: reshmaor93@gmail.com, reshmaor93@gmail.com

  • KN Deepthi ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Kerala, India,

  • Kiran Subhash ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Kerala, India,

  • JT Ramani Bai ,Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Kerala, India,
  • 11.
    Benefits and limitations of external calibration required to validate the physical parameters of an autoclave: A brief discussion from an oncology centre in eastern India

  • Debabrata Basu ,Central Sterile Supply Department and Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Mr. Debabrata Basu, Tata Medical Center, 14 Major Arterial Road (EW), Newtown, Kolkata - 700 156, West Bengal, India. E-mail: debabrata.basu@tmckolkata.com, debabrata.basu@tmckolkata.com

  • Prokash Mondal ,Central Sterile Supply Department and Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • S K Rafikul ,Department of Central Sterile Supply, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

  • Sanjib Ghorai ,Department of Central Sterile Supply, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
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