Ajith V - SGMC

Dr. Ajith V

MICROBIOLOGY

Associate Professor

MBBS, MD (Microbiology)

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Area of Interest

Additional Responsibilities

Secretary, Hospital Infection Control Committee
Convener, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
Head, Central Sterile Supplies Department (CSSD)
Co-coordinator, Sree Gokulam Medical Education Unit

Achievements, Memberships, Awards

Achievements/Training in:

Diagnostic Mycological Techniques from 7^th Annual Workshop on Basic and Molecular Diagnostics in Mycology conducted by Dept of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai between 21^st to 25^th November,2014
Antifungal Susceptibility testing from Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai from 2-6^th December 2019
Online Education Systems Management-MOODLE- Training of Trainers (Tot 3) Program- Conducted by Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Thrissur- September 2020.
Hospital Infection Control Practices- 4^th National Workshop on Hospital Infection Control, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 29^th January to 1^st February,2020
Antimicrobial Stewardship- 1^st Advanced National Workshop on Antimicrobial Stewardship, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 6^th to 10^th February 2023
Certified Internal Auditor as per QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS for Clinical Labs as per ISO -15189-2012- Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla,25 to 28 February,2016
Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME) April 2015 Batch, Nodal Centre for Faculty Development, Government Medical College, Kottayam (April 2015 to April 2016)

Memberships

Member, International Society of Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) (Membership Number- MM4208)
Life Member, Academy of Clinical Microbiologists (ACM) (Membership Number - LM228/14)

Publications

Title	Journal	Publication detail (Year, Volume, Page nos etc )	Authorship 1st/2nd /other	State/National/International/Others	Indexed in
Challenges in the diagnosis and management of atypical fungal keratitis during COVID-19 pandemic: A Case Series	Access Microbiology	doi: https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000570.v1	Corresponding Author and Second Author	International	Scopus, MedLine, DOAJ,Web of Science-Science Index Expanded
Reflections of Teaching-Learning and Assessment during COVID-19	National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine	Nat.J.Integr.Res.Med 2020; Vol. 11(4),July-August Supple Issue. Pg 12-13	First Author	National	DOAJ
Evaluation of antifungal efficacy of some medicinal plants on Candida spp causing Vulvovaginitis.	Indian Journal of Experimental Biology	Indian Journal of Experimental Biology.Vol. 57, April 2019, pp 297-301	First Author	National	PubMed
Invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged younger than 5 years in India: a surveillance study.	Lancet Infectious Diseases	Lancet Infect Dis 2016 Published Online December 9, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ S1473-3099(16)30466-2	Others	International	Embase Essential Science Indicators MEDLINE PubMed Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)Scopus

Presentations

Topic

Guest lecture/ Oral/Poster/ Convenor of Workshop

Event

Conference/ CME/ Workshop

Venue

Date

Level

“Bridging the gap in Mycology: From Diagnostics to Therapeutics.”

Convenor of Workshop

Workshop

Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla

February 28-March 1, 2019

National

Schizophyllum commune- An emergent underdiagnosed fungus in rhinosinusitis and allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses. - CASE SERIES

Poster

4^th Masterclass and International Virtual Conference of Fungal Infections Study Forum (FISF).

Webinar

26^th-28^th March, 2021

International

A rare case of Onychomycosis by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola

Poster

CLINCOMYCON, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai

Webinar

26^th June 2020

National

Candida- The bad and the ugly

Poster

CLINCOMYCON, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai

Webinar

26^th June 2020

National

Pandemic Fungal Infections- An Overview

Oral

St.Xaviers College for Women, Aluva

Webinar

10^th July 2021

Regional

Emerging Fungal Diseases and its Management.

Oral

Antibiotic Stewardship and Prevention of Infection in Communities (ASPIC) Club & Sree Ayyappa College Department of Biochemistry and Industrial Microbiology Association, Eramallikkara

Webinar

03^rd June 2021

Regional

Laboratory diagnosis of Mucormycosis

Oral

Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla

Webinar

26^th May 2021

Regional

COVID-19 and use of disinfectants

Oral

Antibiotic Stewardship and Prevention of Infection in Communities (ASPIC) Club Webinar Series on Basic Concepts of Virology for Students

Webinar

13^th April 2020

Regional

COPING WITH COVID-19- “The New Normal”

Oral

St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Bassein Road, Vasai, Mumbai

Webinar

4^th July 2020

Regional

Challenges in the diagnosis and management of atypical fungal keratitis during COVID-19 pandemic: A Case Series

Poster

TRICON 2023- Conference of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, Thiruvananthapuram

Conference

Hotel Residency Tower, Thiruvanathapuram

30^th Sep 2023

National

Research Projects

Project	Completed/ Ongoing	Funded Y/N	Collaborated Y/N	Published Y/N
Invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged younger than 5 years in India: a surveillance study.	Completed	Yes	Yes	Yes
Impact of Supervised Learning among First and Second Year Medical and Dental Students.	Completed	No	No	Under submission
Evaluation of antifungal efficacy of some medicinal plants on Candida spp causing Vulvovaginitis.	Completed	Yes	Yes	Yes
A retrospective laboratory based surveillance of respiratory fungal infections during pre and post flood months in Kerala	Completed	Yes	No	Under submission
Impact of mask hygiene on the prevalence of fungi in the community in the COVID 19 era	Ongoing	No	No	No
Compliance to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour among medical students: A long term assessment of an interactive training session at a tertiary care hospital in Central Kerala	Ongoing	No	No	No

Topic	Guest lecture/ Oral/Poster/ Convenor of Workshop	Event	Conference/ CME/ Workshop	Venue	Date	Level
“Bridging the gap in Mycology: From Diagnostics to Therapeutics.”	Convenor of Workshop		Workshop	Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla	February 28-March 1, 2019	National
Schizophyllum commune- An emergent underdiagnosed fungus in rhinosinusitis and allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses. - CASE SERIES	Poster	4^th Masterclass and International Virtual Conference of Fungal Infections Study Forum (FISF).	Webinar		26^th-28^th March, 2021	International
A rare case of Onychomycosis by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola	Poster	CLINCOMYCON, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai	Webinar		26^th June 2020	National
Candida- The bad and the ugly	Poster	CLINCOMYCON, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai	Webinar		26^th June 2020	National
Pandemic Fungal Infections- An Overview	Oral	St.Xaviers College for Women, Aluva	Webinar		10^th July 2021	Regional
Emerging Fungal Diseases and its Management.	Oral	Antibiotic Stewardship and Prevention of Infection in Communities (ASPIC) Club & Sree Ayyappa College Department of Biochemistry and Industrial Microbiology Association, Eramallikkara	Webinar		03^rd June 2021	Regional
Laboratory diagnosis of Mucormycosis	Oral	Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla	Webinar		26^th May 2021	Regional
COVID-19 and use of disinfectants	Oral	Antibiotic Stewardship and Prevention of Infection in Communities (ASPIC) Club Webinar Series on Basic Concepts of Virology for Students	Webinar		13^th April 2020	Regional
COPING WITH COVID-19- “The New Normal”	Oral	St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Bassein Road, Vasai, Mumbai	Webinar		4^th July 2020	Regional
Challenges in the diagnosis and management of atypical fungal keratitis during COVID-19 pandemic: A Case Series	Poster	TRICON 2023- Conference of Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, Thiruvananthapuram	Conference	Hotel Residency Tower, Thiruvanathapuram	30^th Sep 2023	National