The Microbiology laboratory is divided into several sections, including Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Immunology, and Virology. The new state-of-the-art VRDL is outfitted with all new infrastructure, including a fully automated RNA extractor, Thermal Cycler, Biosafety Cabinet Class II, and so on.

Modern equipment such as Automated blood, Mycobacterial culture system (BacT ALERT 3D), Vitek 2 System, Gel-doc, ELISA reader and washer, Automated CLIA System, CO2 incubator, Autoclave, Water purification system, Refrigerated centrifuge, (-80oC) Refrigerator, Water bath, Incubators, Hot air oven, and others are available in the department to ensure the smooth operation of the laboratories for postgraduate/ undergraduate/ nursing teaching and patients care, as well as research purposes.

• 365 days a year the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory offers its diagnostic services in Bacteriology, Serology and Immunology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology and Molecular Lab, and Mycobacteriology.
• It is provisioning Training of personnel from other institutions for the implementation of molecular tests for SARS-CoV2 diagnosis in their labs.
• The department is extending Antimicrobial stewardship and dedicated hospital infection control activities.
• Intramural conducts fundamental and clinical research, besides undertaking Extramural projects, ICMR-STS projects, and others Index journal publication.
• Participation of faculty as a resource person in the teaching and training of healthcare workers at the institute and throughout the state
• As part of their summer training, several paramedic students were trained.

Clinical

1. Urine C/S
2. Blood C/S
3. SPUTUM & Other Respiratory Samples C/S
4. Pus, Wound Swab And Body Fluid C/S
5. Stool C/S
6. Csf C/S
7. Giems Stain For Malaria
8. Giems Stain For Filaria
9. Fungal C/S
10. Koh Mount
11. Ziehl Neelsen Staining
12. MICROSCOPY ( Gram Staining , Albert Staining , M/E Urine)
13. Stool Wet Mount
14. Stool For Occult Blood ( Rapid Ict)
15. Serology
16. Hospital Infection Surveillance
17. RT-PCR (SARS-Cov2)
18. Cb-Naat

Non-Clinical

The Faculty and Residents are actively involved in many non-clinical activities at AIIMS Patna, such as additional responsibilities as Administrative Officers and Members of various cultural and sports committees. In the Kayakalp inspection, faculty members served on the peer review team.

Community Service/Outreach Programs

Faculty members participate in AIIMS, Patna's community outreach programmes, such as being a member of the Central Rapid Response Team for the containment of Covid-19, providing infection control training to various health institutions in the state, and actively participating in Swachhta Pakhwada. VRDL Lab has been providing laboratory diagnosis of Covid – 19 to more than ten districts.

Teaching and Training

The ongoing Post graduate, Undergraduate MBBS and B. Sc. Nursing students course are designed and implemented so that student take interest and excel in their academic and professional field giving them exposure to all the latest developments in the field of infectious disease their diagnosis and prevention . Besides there are parallel integrated approach in teaching with other clinical, pre and paraclinical department also in various academic and research projects.

The ongoing Postgraduate, Undergraduate MBBS, and B.Sc. Nursing students’ courses are designed and implemented to ensure that students take an interest in and excel in their academic and professional fields by exposing them to all the latest developments in the field of infectious disease diagnosis and prevention. A parallel integrated approach is also used in teaching with other clinical, preclinical, and paraclinical departments, as well as in various academic and research projects.

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microbiology@aiimspatna.org