Editorial Board

1.
Trends of Hepatitis A & E Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India

  • Deepinder Kaur

  • Veenu Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Veenu Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile : 09814736051 Email vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com, vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com

  • Rajoo Singh Chhina ,Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Jyoti Chaudhary ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Manisha Aggarwal ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Kanwaldeep Lyall ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,
  • 2.
    Primary Tubercular Appendicitis with Perforation

  • Deepinder Kaur

  • Rama Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Rama Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Ph 09814119432 Email : ramagupta1404@yahoo.com, ramagupta1404@yahoo.com

  • Rajdeep Singh Chhina ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Kavita Saggar ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Deepinder Kaur

  • Rama Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Rama Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Ph 09814119432 Email : ramagupta1404@yahoo.com, ramagupta1404@yahoo.com

  • Rajdeep Singh Chhina ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Kavita Saggar ,Department of Radiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,
  • 3.
    Genotypic Distribution and Associated Disease Pattern of Hepatitis C Virus in Northern India

  • Omesh Goyal ,Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology,

  • Omesh Goyal ,Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology,

  • Ajit Sood ,Department of Gastroenterology Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, Dr. Ajit Sood, D.M. Professor and Head, Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana- 141001, Punjab, INDIA. Email: ajitsood10@gmail.com Fax: 911612302620, ajitsood10@gmail.com
  • 4.
    Endoscopic Diagnosis of Hookworm Infection from Malwa Region, Punjab: A Case Report

  • Navneet Kaur ,Govt Medical College, Patiala, Deptt of Ophthalmology, Mental Health Institute (MHI), Chandigarh, India, Counsellor,

  • Shilpa Arora ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Parwinder Singh ,Department of General Surgery, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Deepak Arora ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Neetika Kalra ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Neerja Jindal ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India, Dr. Neerja Jindal, Professor & Head Department of Microbiology Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot - 151203 Phone: 91-9417691818 Email: neerjarajender@hotmail.com, neerjarajender@hotmail.com

  • Navneet Kaur ,Govt Medical College, Patiala, Deptt of Ophthalmology, Mental Health Institute (MHI), Chandigarh, India, Counsellor,

  • Shilpa Arora ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Parwinder Singh ,Department of General Surgery, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Deepak Arora ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Neetika Kalra ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India,

  • Neerja Jindal ,Department of Microbiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India, Dr. Neerja Jindal, Professor & Head Department of Microbiology Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot - 151203 Phone: 91-9417691818 Email: neerjarajender@hotmail.com, neerjarajender@hotmail.com
  • 5.
    Changing Trends of Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Vibrio cholerae Ol Serovars from Sporadic Cases in Coastal Karnataka, South India

  • Mamatha Ballal ,Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal. Department of Microbiology, Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal, Dr. Mamatha Ballal, Phd FIMSA Professor of Microbiology (MMMC), Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal. Karnataka, India. 576104 E mail: mamatha_98@yahoo.com, mamatha_98@yahoo.com

  • Suganthi Martena Devadas ,Department of Microbiology, Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal,

  • Nishanth Bhat ,Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal.,
  • 6.
    An Overview of Bacterial Diarrheas

  • Chetana Vaishnavi ,Department of Gastroenterology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India., Dr. C. Vaishnavi Professor (GE Microbiology) Department of Gastroenterology PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Tel: 91-172-2756609 E mail: cvaishnavi@rediffmail.com c.vaishnavi@rediffmail.com Fax: 91-172-2744401; 2745078, cvaishnavi@rediffmail.com; c.vaishnavi@rediffmail.com

  • Chetana Vaishnavi ,Department of Gastroenterology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India., Dr. C. Vaishnavi Professor (GE Microbiology) Department of Gastroenterology PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Tel: 91-172-2756609 E mail: cvaishnavi@rediffmail.com c.vaishnavi@rediffmail.com Fax: 91-172-2744401; 2745078, cvaishnavi@rediffmail.com, c.vaishnavi@rediffmail.com
  • 7.
    Enteric Bacterial Contamination in Ready to Eat Food Products and their Resistance to Commonly Used Antimicrobials

  • Sukhminderjit Kaur ,Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Technology, Tangori, Mohali., Dr. Sukhminderjit Kaur, Assistant Professor Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Tech. Tangori, Mohali. Pin: 140 306 Phone: 01762 306152 Email: sukhminderphd_6@yahoo.co.in Fax: 01762 306123, sukhminderphd_6@yahoo.co.in

  • Divya Walia ,Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Technology, Tangori, Mohali.,

  • Sukhminderjit Kaur ,Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Technology, Tangori, Mohali., Dr. Sukhminderjit Kaur, Assistant Professor Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Tech. Tangori, Mohali. Pin: 140 306 Phone: 01762 306152 Email: sukhminderphd_6@yahoo.co.in Fax: 01762 306123, sukhminderphd_6@yahoo.co.in

  • Divya Walia ,Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Udham Singh College of Research and Technology, Tangori, Mohali.,
  • 8.
    Trends of Hepatitis A & E Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India

  • Deepinder Kaur

  • Veenu Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Veenu Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile : 09814736051 Email vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com, vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com

  • Rajoo Singh Chhina ,Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Jyoti Chaudhary ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Manisha Aggarwal ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Kanwaldeep Lyall ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,
  • 9.
    Evaluation of Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Potential of Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) against Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium

  • Praveen Rishi ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr. Praveen Rishi, Ph.D, FAMI, FABMS Department of Microbiology Panjab University, Chandigarh– 160014, India Tel: +91-172-2534146 Email: rishipraveen@yahoo.com Fax: +91-172-2541770, rishipraveen@yahoo.com

  • Tanya Sathu ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,

  • Aman Preet Singh ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,

  • Simran Preet ,Department of Biophysics Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,

  • Praveen Rishi ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr. Praveen Rishi, Ph.D, FAMI, FABMS Department of Microbiology Panjab University, Chandigarh– 160014, India Tel: +91-172-2534146 Email: rishipraveen@yahoo.com Fax: +91-172-2541770, rishipraveen@yahoo.com

  • Tanya Sathu ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,

  • Aman Preet Singh ,Department of Microbiology Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,

  • Simran Preet ,Department of Biophysics Basic Medical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
  • 10.
    Ciprofloxacin Resistant Shigella flexneri in India–A New Therapeutic Challenge

  • Prashant Sood ,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Senior Research Officer, Department of Medical Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, Wellcome PhD Scholar, Aberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Center for Medical Mycology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK,

  • Neelam Taneja ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Dr. Neelam Taneja, Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Edu. & Research, Chandigarh, India Phone: 91-172-2742717; Fax 91-172-2744401 E-mail: drneelampgi@yahoo.com, drneelampgi@yahoo.com

  • Pooja Rao ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,

  • Garima Sangar ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,

  • Shivapriya ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,

  • Prashant Sood ,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Senior Research Officer, Department of Medical Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Additional Professor, Department of Microbiology, Wellcome PhD Scholar, Aberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Center for Medical Mycology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK,

  • Neelam Taneja ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Dr. Neelam Taneja, Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Edu. & Research, Chandigarh, India Phone: 91-172-2742717; Fax 91-172-2744401 E-mail: drneelampgi@yahoo.com, drneelampgi@yahoo.com

  • Pooja Rao ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,

  • Garima Sangar ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,

  • Shivapriya * ,Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
  • 11.
    Listeriosis in Pregnancy: A Deadly and Under Diagnosed Gastrointestinal Infection

  • Amandeep K Anand ,J&K Government Health Services, Government Medical College, Jammu,

  • Sandeep Dogra ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Dr. Sandeep Dogra, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Jammu (J&K). Contact: +91-9906091412, E-mail: sandeepdogra@gmail.com, sandeepdogra@gmail.com

  • Amandeep K Anand ,J&K Government Health Services, Government Medical College, Jammu,

  • Sandeep Dogra ,Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, Dr. Sandeep Dogra, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Jammu (J&K). Contact: +91-9906091412, E-mail: sandeepdogra@gmail.com, sandeepdogra@gmail.com
  • 12.
    Changing Trends of Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Vibrio cholerae O1 Serovars from Sporadic Cases in Coastal Karnataka, South India

  • Mamatha Ballal ,Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal. Department of Microbiology, Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal, Dr. Mamatha Ballal, Phd FIMSA Professor of Microbiology (MMMC), Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal. Karnataka, India. 576104 E mail: mamatha_98@yahoo.com, mamatha_98@yahoo.com

  • Suganthi Martena Devadas ,Department of Microbiology, Enteric Pathogens Lab, Manipal University, Manipal,

  • Nishanth Bhat ,Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal.,
  • 13.
    Association of Reactive Arthritis with Enteric Pathogens

  • Varsha Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh., Dr. Varsha Gupta, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India. Mobile: 9646121571 Email: varshagupta_99@yahoo.com, varshagupta_99@yahoo.com

  • Varsha Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh., Dr. Varsha Gupta, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India. Mobile: 9646121571 Email: varshagupta_99@yahoo.com, varshagupta_99@yahoo.com
  • 14.
    Etiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Isolates from Ascitic Fluid of Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

  • Veenu Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Veenu Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile : 09814736051 Email vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com, vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com

  • Rajoo Singh Chhina ,Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Jyoti Chaudhary ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Manisha Aggarwal ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Priyam Chawla ,Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.,

  • Deepinder Kaur ,Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana., Dr. Deepinder Kaur, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile No.: 9872890032 Email : deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com, deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com

  • Veenu Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Veenu Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile : 09814736051 Email vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com, vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com

  • Rajoo Singh Chhina ,Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Jyoti Chaudhary ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Manisha Aggarwal ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana.,

  • Priyam Chawla ,Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.,

  • Deepinder Kaur ,Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana., Dr. Deepinder Kaur, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile No.: 9872890032 Email : deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com, deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com
  • 15.
    Spontaneous Bacterial Infections in Cirrhosis- Peritonitis and Beyond

  • Omesh Goyal ,Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology,

  • Deepinder Kaur

  • Omesh Goyal ,Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology,

  • Deepinder Kaur
  • 16.
    A Potential Pitfall in Appendix: An Interesting Case

  • Thakur Gurung ,Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom,

  • Limci Gupta ,Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Dr. Limci Gupta Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom Email: Limci.Gupta@stgeorges.nhs.uk, Limci.Gupta@stgeorges.nhs.uk

  • Thakur Gurung ,Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom,

  • Limci Gupta ,Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Dr. Limci Gupta Department of Cellular Pathology, St George\'s Hospital, London, United Kingdom Email: Limci.Gupta@stgeorges.nhs.uk, Limci.Gupta@stgeorges.nhs.uk
  • 17.
    Comparision of Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex by Gen Probe and Culture for the Diagnosis of Abdominal Tuberculosis

  • Veenu Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana., Dr Veenu Gupta, Professor, Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile : 09814736051 Email vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com, vsunilgupta@rediffmail.com

  • Deepinder Kaur ,Department of Microbiology Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana., Dr. Deepinder Kaur, Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana Mobile No.: 9872890032 Email : deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com, deepiderchhina@rediffmail.com

  • Kanwal Deep Singh ,Department f Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana,

  • Rama Gupta ,Department f Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana,

  • Charu Arora ,Department f Microbiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana,
  • 18.
    Identification of Bacterial Pathogens and their Antibiogram from Ascitic Fluid in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital of North India

  • Anuradha Sood ,Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology,

  • Kamlesh Thakur ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,

  • Subhash Chand Jaryal ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,

  • Puneet Kumar Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh., Dr Puneet Kumar Gupta Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (DRPGMC), Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh. PIN 176001 Email: drpuneetkumargupta@gmail.com Mobile No: 088948-67079 Fax No: 01892-267115, drpuneetkumargupta@gmail.com

  • Smriti Chauhan ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,

  • Anuradha Sood ,Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology,

  • Kamlesh Thakur ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,

  • Subhash Chand Jaryal ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,

  • Puneet Kumar Gupta ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh., Dr Puneet Kumar Gupta Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (DRPGMC), Kangra at Tanda, Himachal Pradesh. PIN 176001 Email: drpuneetkumargupta@gmail.com Mobile No: 088948-67079 Fax No: 01892-267115, drpuneetkumargupta@gmail.com

  • Smriti Chauhan ,Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh.,
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