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Microbiology is Non clinical Department, belongs to MEDICINE BRANCH IV. Department was situated in 1st floor, TMC in between Pathology &Pharmacology Departments.  In the college Microbiology Department has         1. One Lecture hall to accommodate 150 students         2. Two Demonstration hall’s to accommodate 75students         3. One Student’s lab         4. Separate rooms for all Faculties         5. Museum         6. One PG’s Research lab         7. Departmental library&         8. Stores Courses offered-MBBS,M.D,DMLT.Theory with Audiovisual aids . Classes were taken for the clinical PG’S on Basic Medical Sciences         There is a Central Service Laboratory at TMCH. Available facilities in CSL are Bacteriology, Mycology& Serology including Dengue, Hepatitis A,B&E, JE, Chikungunya &Measles , by latex, ELISA &Rapid card tests. ICTC lab to counsel &screen for HIV at OP building &SRL at college were attached with this department. EQAS -external quality assessment & Biomedical Waste Management Programmers were conducted by this department. FACULTIES: Professor-1 Associate Professor-2 Assistant Professor – 3 Tutors -4 POST GRADUATION   COURSE permitted since 2009: 2 students allotted per year. Duration 3yrs, Eligibility MBBS, Selection by Entrance examination. University - DR MGR medical university ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:  3 theory classes / week by Professor 1 Journal club / week 1 Seminar / week Pg should take theory & practical classes for UG’s &DMLT’s. Should maintain a log book For University exam 90 percent attendance is mandatory. Must attend CME, conference & publish E-journal & should do Dissertation work. Examination: Theory-Essay, Reasoning out, Short answers, Very short answers Practicals -: Bacterial Culture techniques- pure & mixed, Serological tests –tube agglutination, ELISA& Rapid, Concentration techniques,  Media preparation,  Stool examination,  Spotters,  Identification of mycological culture& Slide culture technique,  Pedagogue& viva                       UNDERGRADUATES: MBBS 140 – 150 students / year.  Duration 1&1/2 yrs in Microbiology  Eligibility -    +2,  Selection by Ranking based on +2 marks.  University - DR MGR medical university  3 theory classes / week, 1 practical / week /batch, Clinical Microbiology postings,     Seminar and 5 internal assessment tests, & Model examination theory & practicals  For  University exam 90 percent attendance EXAM PATTERN: Theory paper 1 & 2, Practicals Viva/OSPE DMLT (PARA MEDICAL COURSE) Eligibility -       +2 pass, Duration    2years, Allotment 98 students/year. Selection by counseling based on +2 marks University - DR MGR medical university 2 Theory classes/ week, 1 practical class/week. 75 percent attendance is mandatory. EXAM PATTERN: Theory paper 1 & 2, Practical’s, Viva LAB SERVICES: 1. INTEGRATED COUNSELING AND TESTING CENTRE (ICTC):  Location       – OP block of TMCH  Staff pattern –Medical Officer in charge - 1  Lab technician -2  Counselors    Persons screened – 900 to 1000 / month  Methods to screen HIV – ELISA/Comb AIDS/Rapid card test –SD  Bioline/ Pareeksha/ Instachk  Working time –8A.M – 5 PM  Services – Pre test counseling, Post test counseling, Screening &testing for HIV,    Referral to ART centre & RNTC P, Sending samples for EQAS, Follow up of discordant  Cases 2. STATE REFERENCE LABORATORY:  Location – Dept. of microbiology, TMC.  Staff pattern – Medical Officer in charge - 1  Lab technician     – 1  Technical officer -1       Methods to screen HIV – rapid card test   Roles To monitor ICTC laboratory’s for proficiency testing EQAS under NACO, proficiency testing, To test & realiquot the PT panel, Sending the results to NRL Visit to SAC S Retesting of samples 20%positive&5% negative from ICTC’S /quarterly, reports to NRL, Sending all HIV 2 reactive to NRL for archiving Refreshers training Programmed, Biannual workshops 3. CENTRAL SERVICE LABORATORY Situated at casualty building.list of facilities attached. Average tests done in the CSL per annum - 12433 4.BIO MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: Management team - Nodal officer   Categorization of Waste: 1. Human anatomical waste 2. Animal waste 3. Lab waste 4. Sharps – Blue 5. Discarded medicines 6. Soiled waste 7. Solid waste 8. Liquid waste 9. Incineration ash 10. Chemicals Segregation of waste:  Yellow bin     -   Human anatomical waste. Animal waste Red bin         -    Lab waste, soiled waste, Solid waste Blue bin        -   Sharps Black bin      -    Discarded medicines, Incineration ash, Chemicals Training on waste management: to all medical officers, nurses, lab technicians, sanitary workers 5. IDSP Surveillance of notifiable diseases like Dengue, JE, Chikungunya, Hepatitis, Typhoid, ADD & Measles. List of Investigations done in Central Service Microbiology Laboratory BACTERIOLOGY: Urine   - direct gram stain, culture & sensitivity. Pus     - direct gram stain, culture & sensitivity. Blood - enteric culture & sensitivity. Blood - no enteric culture & sensitivity. Sputum- direct gram stain, afb staining, culture & sensitivity. Throat swab - culture& sensitivity. Body fluids - direct gram stain, AFB staining, culture & sensitivity. Vaginal swab- direct  gram  stain,  culture & sensitivity Stool – hanging drop, culture & sensitivity Water sample analysis. Blood bag analysis. Food sample analysis. Operation theatre sterility testing. Slit skin smear testing for Leprae bacilli.     MYCOLOGY: KOH mount. LPCB mount. Fungal culture.     SEROLOGY:    18. CRP    19. RA FACTOR    20. ASO TITRE    21. RPR.    22. WIDAL TEST.    23. ELISA FOR –                               a) Dengue,                               b) Chikungunya,                               c) JE,                               d) Hepatitis   A&E,                               e) Measles.     24. Rapid Card Test – For Dengue     25. H1N1 sample collection   Designed & Developed by This site can be best viewed in 1024x768 screen resolution.