Research / Projects

 

Research Activities

• Surveillance for MRSA (Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus).
• Vancomycin resistance in Staphyloccus Species.
• Rapid diagnosis of septicaemia& Laboratory monitoring of Antibiotic treatment using modern automated blood culture equipment
• Study of Non-fermenting Gram negative bacilli in HAI cases.
• Biofilm forming pathogens
• MDR Tuberculosis
• Emergence of Coagulase Negative Streptococci  as pathogens.
• Streptococcus Molecular typinv / Serological typing / Biochemical typing.
• Multi Drug Resistant organism (MDROs) surveillance in our hospital.
• Assessment of anti HBsAg Titres among all health care workers.
• Biochemical and Serological characterization of Beta Haemolytic Streptococci from various clinical samples.

Projects

 Ongoing Projects :

• Detection of Human Papillomavirus and Identification of its Genotypes among Women with suspected Cervical Cancer and their male partners.
• Molecular Characterization and Identification of Potential Inhibitors for E Protein of Dengue Virus.
• Study of atypical pneumonia in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati and Sri Venkateswara Ramanarain ruia (SVRR) government general hospital, Tirupati with molecular characterization of Pneumocystis jiroveci.
• Zika Virus Surveillance at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care teaching hospital, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
• Assessing the Circulating Serotypes of Dengue in South Eastern Andhra Pradesh, India.
• A study on the Genetic diversity of Mycobaterium Tuberculosis complex isolates from smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
• To study the prevalence of Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and measures to prevent the spread MRSA.