Research Activities

Sr. No.

Name of the Project

Project sanctioning authority
1

“Evaluating Essential Sexually Transmitted Infection Service Package for Sex Workers in India”

National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Family Health International, Centre for Operational Research and Training

2

The V3 Loop: A conserved structure of gp120 that can induce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1”

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation



   Current Research Activities of Postgraduate students:

  • Prevalence of Metallo-b-lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species in various clinical isolates in a tertiary care hospital.
  • Correlation of CD4 counts with clinical profile in HIV infected paediatric cases.
  • Pattern of CD4 counts in HIV seropositive adult patients on Anti-retroviral treatment (ART).
  • Detection of AmpC Beta-Lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria with their predisposing factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern.
  • Oppportunistic intestinal parasites in HIV infected individuals and its correlation with CD4 count.
  • Diagnostic utility of rapid tests in malaria.
  • Comparison of lysis centrifugation method with conventional blood culture method in cases of septicaemia in a tertiary care hospital.
  • Spectrum of fungal infections in paediatric patients.
  • A Mycological Study of Tinea corporis and Tinea cruris with Comparison of Trypsination Technique with Conventional Technique for Recovery of Fungi.
  • A study of Incidence, Risk factors, outcome and associated pathogens in patients with central venous catheters in Medical Intensive Care Unit.
  • Study of Ascitic fluid and comparison of two culture methods for diagnosis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) in adult patients with cirrhosis.
  • Comparative study of detection of cryptosporidium in fecal specimens by commercially available ELISA and modified acid fast stain.


Research Projects

  • Dr. Sujata Baveja and Dr. Anuradha De – Active Surveillance of Invasive Pneumococcal infection (ASIP Project); A multicentric study in collaboration with CMC, Vellore and GSK, Mumbai.
  • Dr. Sujata Baveja – Rotavirus Project; Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
  • Dr. Sujata Baveja, Dr. Desma D’Souza - A 3 year program to study the Impact of Training on the knowledge, attitude and practices of health care workers on infection prevention at tertiary care hospital (in collaboration with Americares India)
  • Dr. Sujata Baveja, Dr. Anuradha De,  Dr. Desma D’Souza - Surveillance study on antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates at various Indian hospitals  (in collaboration with Wockhardt)
  • Dr. Sujata Baveja, Dr. Desma D’Souza – Modified resazurinmicrotitre assay for in  vitro assessment of different antimicrobials against laboratory pathogens (in collaboration with NIRRH)
  • Dr. Sujata Baveja, Dr. Anuradha De and Dr. AlkaShinde – In vitro antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Propionibacterium acnes isolated from acne patients