Editorial Board

Reason for medical devices recall in a hospital: An observation from a central sterile supply department at a cancer 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

Sujit Roy ,Central Sterile Supply Department, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Jayanto Dutta ,Central Sterile Supply Department, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Sarup Khatua ,Central Sterile Supply Department, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Options appraisal of various β-D-glucan assay systems for a diagnostic microbiology laboratory

Shazia Parveen shzparveen@gmail.com

Sanjay Bhattacharya ,Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, e-mail: sanjay.bhattacharya@tmckolkata.com, sanjay.bhattacharya@tmckolkata.com

Changing trend in the clinico-bacteriological profile of diabetic foot infection over a decade: observations from a tertiary care hospital of India

Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu ,Department of Microbiology, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India, Dr. Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu, Department of Microbiology, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India. E-mail: ramakrishna.paij@gmail.com, ramakrishna.paij@gmail.com

Rekha Boloor ,Department of Microbiology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India,

Michael L J Pais ,MBBS Student, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India,

Reshmina Chandni Clara D\'Souza ,Department of Surgery, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India,

Vidya Rao Surlu ,Department of Quality, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India,

Manjeshwar Shrinath Baliga ,Father Muller Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India,

Option appraisal of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight systems for a diagnostic microbiology laboratory

Anish Pyne ,Faculty of Biotechnology and Biosciences, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; Department of Microbiology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,

Diagnostic and quantitative performance of the GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/resistance to rifampin assay on pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis samples

Ashok Rattan ,Fortis Clinical Research Ltd, Advisor, Religare SRL, Fortis, Escorts, Delhi and NCR, Chief Executive, Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), PAHO/WHO, Port Of Spain, Trinidad, E-mail: rattanas@carec.paho.org, Medical Microbiologist and Laboratory Director, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Former Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology,

Prashant Sood ,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Senior Research Officer, Department of Medical Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, Wellcome PhD Scholar, Aberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Center for Medical Mycology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK,

Tummidi Santosh ,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, India, Dr. Tummidi Santosh, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. E-mail: born_vss@yahoo.co.in, born_vss@yahoo.co.in

Deepa Dave ,National Director Operations, Pathkind Labs, Gurugram, India,

Nagiredla Puneeta ,Medical Officer, Vikash Multi-Speciality Hospital, Bargarh, Odisha, India,