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The Department of Pathobiology was founded in 1953 as the Department
of Hygiene and until 1998 it consisted of six divisions including
Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, Mycology, Entomology and
Parasitology. Later on, it was divided into two separate departments
namely, the Department of Pathobiology (Bacteriology and Virology),
and the Department of Immunology and Parasitology.
In addition to the teaching of
different areas of bacteriology and virology to students of
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Laboratory Sciences, Nutrition and
other Paramedical sciences, the Department of Bacteriology and
Virology investigates and analyses various causative agents of
infectious diseases. It cooperates closely with clinical departments
and with the Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases Research Centre and
Drug Applied Research Center at the university. The department
offers a research programme, which involves the submission of a
thesis by the M.S students. Since 1999, three batches of students
have been admitted for the M.S course in Medical Microbiology and
the students of the first two groups have now completed the course.
Divisions of the department:
Bacteriology, Virology
LEVEL OF CourseS held: M.S in Medical
Microbiology
Subject taught
to students on following courses:
Medicine, Dentistry,
Pharmacy, Speciality in Infectious Diseases, Speciality in
Dentistry, Laboratory Sciences, Nursing, Midwifery, Hygiene &
Nutrition and Paramedical Sciences.
Facilities
Educational Laboratory: Practical Bacteriology
and Virology lab.
Research Laboratory: Bacteriology Research
lab. & Virology Research lab.
areas of Research
* Bacteriology (Medical Bacteriology and
Molecular Bacteriology)
* Virology
Research is being carried out in this
department in the field of bacteriology and virology utilising
conventional methods as well as newly developed techniques. Basic
practical and epidemiological problems are investigated as part of
the research programmes.
The department investigates all kinds of
aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, causative agents of infectious
diseases of the genitourinary tract, the respiratory system, the
nervous system, the alimentary tract and other organ lesions.
Different tests
in virology, such as haemagglutination, haemagglutination
inhibition, immunofluorscent and latex agglutination techniques,
complement fixation (CF), cell culture, and virus isolation are also
carried out in the department.
Research is also carried out in basic subject
fields and as the department maintains close relationships with
clinical units of related hospitals, thus it also includes clinical
investigations, including:
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Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in
otitis media
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Plasmid profile of E. coli strains
isolated from in-patients and out-patients with UTI
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Nosocomial and unconventional bacteria
in hospital infections
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Acute bacterial diarrhoea
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Microbial inflammation and colon
cancers
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Separation of
aerobic thermostable bacteria from the hot Springs
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Variations of serum proteins in patients
suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, using the electrophoresis
method
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Cloning of
DNA polymerase gene of thermostable bacteria in E. coli
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Study of
pathogenic bacteria in sepsis
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Mannose-sensitive and mannose-resistant pili in Escherichia coli
causing urinary tract infections
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Study of
antibiotic resistance factors in bacteria
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Study of
Streptococcus Viridans in endocarditis
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Chlamydiae in
genitourinary infections
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Mycoplasma
and Ureaplasma in genitourinary tract infections
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Mycobacterium
tuberculosis in respiratory infections using PCR
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Helicobacter
pylori infections in stomach disorders
* Flowcytometric study of cells in lower and upper UTI
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Study of
enteric Adeno and Rota viruses in gasterointestinal infections
* Study of
Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection in lower respiratory tract
infections
* Herpes
simplex type I oral infection.
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