Department of Microbiology
Department of Microbiology
About Department
The Department of Microbiology offers a full spectrum of diagnostic services including bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, serology and molecular diagnostics. The department actively supports teaching for undergraduate, postgraduate and nursing students, and leads infection prevention and control activities in the hospital.
Our Vision
To impart quality medical education to MBBS students and postgraduate students pursuing MD Microbiology, enhancing their competency in the practice of clinical microbiology. The department envisions providing state-of-the-art diagnostic services for improved patient management and clinical outcomes. Further, it aims to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) for early detection of microbes and appropriate therapeutic management.
Our Mission
To enhance medical teaching and practical skills by incorporating modern scientific teaching methods, with the aim of upgrading the quality of medical education and strengthening student-centric teaching–learning practices. To effectively implement infection prevention and control measures along with biomedical waste management as essential steps to reduce healthcare-associated infections, and to monitor antibiotic usage by practicing the principles of antimicrobial stewardship. To strive for excellence in biomedical research methodology and scientific writing, with emphasis on encouraging students and faculty to contribute research publications for improved healthcare services and meaningful impact on the community at large.
Department Information
| Sr. No. | Heading | Details |
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| 1 | Name of the Department | Microbiology |
| 2 | Department Email | microbiologygims19@gmail.com |
| 3 | Date of Establishment | Dec 2017 |
| 4 | Name of Present Head of Department | Dr. Harmesh Manocha MBBS, MD (Microbiology) |
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To strengthen laboratory diagnostic services by improving turnaround time and quality control, and to enhance diagnostic capabilities in Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Virology, and Parasitology.
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To strengthen Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching modules for simplified and effective learning.
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To improve educational and faculty training programs to enhance teaching skills and academic training.
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To enhance infection control surveillance and preventive measures to combat Hospital Acquired Infection.
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To initiate and sustain a Postgraduate module with incorporation of Artificial Intelligence to improve teaching methods.
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To monitor patients for ATT response by phenotypic MGIT liquid culture and to monitor antitubercular drug resistance by Line Probe Assay (LPA).
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To develop and strengthen clinical microbiology to meet advanced diagnostic and patient care needs.
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To formulate Standard Treatment Guidelines based on cumulative antibiogram data for effective AMSP implementation and formulation of antimicrobial policy.
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To evolve as an Apex Tertiary Care Referral Centre for Clinical Microbiology training, establishing the role of the microbiology laboratory in diagnostic stewardship and best clinical outcomes of patients.
Facilities Provided – Clinical Microbiology & Virology
| Laboratory / Section | Tests / Facilities Available |
|---|---|
| Bacteriology | Manual Culture & Sensitivity (Urine) |
| Manual Culture & Sensitivity (Pus / Sputum / HVS / Throat Swab / Body Fluids) | |
| Manual Culture & Sensitivity (Blood) | |
| Automated Culture & Sensitivity (Urine) | |
| Automated Culture & Sensitivity (Pus / Sputum / HVS / Throat Swab / Body Fluids) | |
| Automated Culture & Sensitivity (Blood) | |
| Gram Staining (Pus / Sputum / Body Fluids) | |
| Serology | HBsAg |
| Anti-HCV | |
| WIDAL Test | |
| VDRL / RPR | |
| Malaria RDT | |
| Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) | |
| Immunology | Dengue IgM ELISA |
| Dengue NS1 ELISA | |
| HSV 1 & 2 IgM ELISA | |
| Scrub Typhus IgM ELISA | |
| Leptospira IgM ELISA | |
| Chikungunya IgM ELISA | |
| Varicella Zoster Virus IgM ELISA | |
| Mycology | KOH Mount for Fungal Elements |
| Fungal Culture (Manual & Automated) | |
| Parasitology | Stool Routine Microscopy |
| Occult Blood in Stool | |
| Mycobacteriology | ZN Staining (Pus / Sputum / Body Fluids) |
| CBNAAT (MTB/RIF) | |
| TRUENAT MTB | |
| Line Probe Assay (FL-LPA & SL-LPA) | |
| Liquid Culture DST (MGIT) | |
| MPT 64 Antigen Test | |
| Virology (VRDL) | Dengue Rapid Card (NS1, IgM, IgG) |
| COVID-19 Antigen RDT | |
| HSV 1 & 2 Real-Time PCR | |
| PCR for CMV | |
| PCR for Scrub Typhus | |
| Dengue Serotyping (Real-Time PCR) | |
| Viral Meningitis / Encephalitis PCR Panel | |
| Multiplex PCR Viral Panel | |
| Japanese Encephalitis IgM ELISA |
- Bacteriology – 50-60/day
- Serology- 180-200/ day
- Parasitology- 1-2/day
- Mycology- 4-5/day
- Mycobacteriology - 35-40/day
- Virology - 90-100/day
Monthly OPD patient workload analysis
Inpatient diagnostic sample statistics
Combined OPD–IPD departmental performance
- Letter of permission from Medical Council of India vide letter No. MCI-34(41) (E-60)/2019 .Med/ 115574 dated 20th May 2019 for starting MBBS course for 100 students. First batch of 100 students have been admitted and classes has been commenced since 01 Aug 2019.
Research Projects
| S.No. | Faculty | Role | Project Title | Funding Agency | Grant / Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Efficacy of urine based human papillomavirus cervical cancer screening as an alternative to clinician sampling or Pap cytology | Council of Science & Technology, UP | Ongoing |
| 2 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Device-associated healthcare-associated infection in ICU COVID-19 patients | GIMS | Completed |
| 3 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Environmental surface sampling in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic | GIMS | Completed |
| 4 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Bacterial and fungal co-infection in COVID-19 patients | GIMS | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Antimicrobial consumption and microbial resistance pattern in ICU patients at a tertiary care hospital in North India | GIMS | Ongoing |
| 6 | Dr. Varun Goel | PI | Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from ICU patients | MRU | Ongoing |
| 7 | Dr. Varun Goel | Co-PI | Development of Isothermal-PCR and CRISPR-Cas12 based rapid and portable SARS-CoV-2 detection kit | DBT-BIRAC (2020) | Completed |
| 8 | Dr. Varun Goel | Co-PI | Incidence of adverse outcomes and risk factors for mortality among Mucormycosis patients in India – multi-centric ambispective cohort study (2021-2022) | ICMR | Completed |
| 9 | Dr. Sneha Mohan | PI | Strengthening the quality of AMR Surveillance using Automated AST Systems | — | — |
| S.No. | CME / Workshop | Date | Support / Collaboration |
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| 1 | Workshop on “TB Liquid Culture” | 09 December 2025 | GIMS |
| 2 | Training on “Collection of Samples for Blood Culture” | 28 April 2025 | BD Diagnostics |
| 3 | Workshop on “AMR Frontline” | 12 December 2022 | Dept. of Community Medicine, Rockefeller Foundation, Ashoka University |
| 4 | Workshop on Handling Infectious Biological Material (COVID-19) | 30 June 2022 | CDC |
| 5 | World TB Day – Guest & Faculty Lecture | 24 March 2022 | Dr. Neha Pathak, BD Diagnostics |
| 6 | CME on Antimicrobial Resistance & Antimicrobial Stewardship | 04 September 2021 | — |
| 7 | CME cum Workshop on Recent Advances in CSSD & Infection Control | 14 September 2021 | Dept. of Anesthesia (3 Credit Hours – UPMC/6691/2021) |
| 8 | CME cum Workshop on Hospital Infection Control Practices: Challenges & Solutions | 23–24 July 2019 | CDC & ASM (8 Credit Hours – UPMC/8489/19) |
| S.No. | Milestone |
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| 1 | Organized the “TB Liquid Culture” workshop at GIMS on December 9, 2025 |
| 2 | Successfully initiated the preparation of a cumulative antibiogram for multiple clinical samples |
| 3 | Published seven research papers in high impact journals |
| 4 | Certified for Second-line Drug Resistance Testing under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) |
| 5 | Microbiology laboratory received NABL accreditation for a selected scope of parameters |
| 6 | PG resident secured 3rd prize in Scientific Poster Presentation in CME on “Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis in Children” |
| 7 | Successfully participated and passed EQAS conducted by the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists for the past four consecutive years |
- To develop as a tertiary referral Microbiology diagnostic laboratory for infectious diseases.
- Develop Microbiology subspecialties
- To establish state of art BSL-3 laboratory to work with exotic infectious viral and bacterial agents.
- To develop genomic surveillance laboratory to detect variation and nucleotide mutation.
- To improve research in the department with extra mural research projects from ICMR or other research institutions.
- To improve infrastructure and rapid diagnostic test to reduce turnaround time.
- To organize conference at state level and participate in the national level conference.
VISION PLAN - DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
| Present Status | Next 1 Year | Next 5 Years | Next 10 Years |
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| Diagnosis UG Teaching Research |
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| MBBS | MD (Microbiology), Certificate courses in sub specialities |
Department Gallery
Undergraduate (UG) Schedule
| Weekly Block Teaching (UG) | ||||
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| DAY | 08:30 - 09:30 AM | 09:30 - 10:30 AM | 10:30 - 11:30 AM | 02:30 - 04:30 PM |
| Monday | Didactic Lecture | |||
| Tuesday | Didactic Lecture | |||
| Wednesday | Practical / Tutorial / Seminar / SGL / Integrated Teaching | |||
| Thursday | Didactic Lecture / SDL | |||
| Friday | Practical / Tutorial / Seminar | |||
| Saturday | AETCOM / Pandemic Module | |||
Postgraduate (PG) Schedule
| Weekly Block Teaching (PG) | |||
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| DAY | 11:00 - 12:00 PM | 12:00 - 01:00 PM | 02:30 - 04:30 PM |
| Monday | SGD (PG) | ||
| Tuesday | Journal Club + Short Topic / Slide Presentation + Short Topic / Culture Exercise | DMLT Lecture | |
| Wednesday | Practical / Tutorial / Seminar / SGL / Integrated Teaching (UG) | ||
| Thursday | Seminar / Symposium | DMLT Lecture | |
| Friday | SGD (PG) | Practical / Tutorial / Seminar (UG) | |
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Results – Last 3 MBBS Batches
| Batch | No. of Students | Passed | Distinctions |
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| 2021-22 | 94 | 89 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 100 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 100 | 04 |