Bacillus cereus as a cause of neutropenic sepsis.

Dinesh KR, Pillai M, Yaseera S, Parameswaran P.

J Acad Clin Microbiol 2023; doi:10.4103/jacm.jacm_15_23

Detection and reporting of Carbapenemase producing Gram negative bacilli in Clinical Microbiology: A survey of practices in laboratories across India.

Kavita Raja, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Anup Kumar Shetty, Jily P Chinnan, J Sudarsana, Reena Anie Jose, N Saritha, C Ravindranath, G Goel, Chithra Valsan, Subha Sundaramoorthy, Sapna Joy, S G Sagila, Ramakrishna Pai Jakribettu, K L Sarada Devi, Dinoop Korol Ponnambath, Ashish Jithendranath, Kavitha R Dinesh, Roopika Berry, Ranganathan N Iyer, Anu P John, Sanjay Bhattacharya

J Acad Clin Microbiol, Volume 24, Issue 2, July-December 2022

Varicella Outbreak Investigation in a Cancer Hospital

Kaniyarakkal Vishnu, Edakuneri Najna, Pottammal Ambili, Dinesh Kavitha

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 10, Issue Supplement_1, March 2021, Page S23

Microbiological characterization and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from a tertiary care centre in South India; et al

Gulsiv Nair, Kavitha R. Dinesh and P.M. Shamsul Karim Nair

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 14(3): September 2020 Article 6276

Bacteriological quality of water samples from Kochi, Southwest Coastal India and its implications.

Sushma Krishna, Sadia Khan, Kavitha Dinesh, S Aswathy, Vinitha Viswanath, Shamsul Karim

The Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2020; 22:1; 17-22

Identification and Clinical correlation of blood isolates of Non-Fermenting Gram Negative Bacilli (NFGNB) other than Pseudomonas Spp and Acinetobacter Spp from tertiary care center, South India;

Sushma Krishna, Manubhai KP, Kavitha Dinesh, Asha Sudheer, Shamsul Karim

Academia Letters, 2021

Chronic fungal osteomyelitis of the tibia due to Acremonium curvulum: a rare case.

Sadia Khan, Anil Kumar, Vadakekoottu Bhaskaran, Sabthami Chandran, Kavitha Dinesh

The Pan African Medical Journal. 2019; 34:173.

A novel use of pneumococcal urinary antigen detection kits to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae cultures misidentified by the VITEK-2 system;

Sadia Khan, Sona P Hydrose, Sabthami Chandran, Kavitha Dinesh and Anil Kumar

Tropical Doctor, 0(0) 1–3, DOI: 10.1177/0049475519889717

Ten-year retrospective study on ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections from a university teaching hospital, South India.

Krishna S, Dinesh KR, Abraham T, Panikar D, Singh S, Karim S.

Acad Clin Microbiol 2019; 21:29-33.

Multiple cortical brain abscesses due to Listeria monocytogenes in an immunocompetent patient.

Khan S, Kumar A, Kale S, Kurkure N, Nair G, Dinesh K.

Trop Doct. 2018 Apr; 48(2):160-163. doi: 10.1177/0049475517728670. Epub 2017 Aug 29.

Simple low cost differentiation of Candida auris from Candida haemulonii complex using CHROMagar Candida medium supplemented with Pal’s medium Rev Iberoam Micol.

Anil Kumara, Arun Sachua, Karthika Mohana, Vivek Vinodb, Kavitha Dinesha, Shamsul Karim

2017;34(2):109–111

Anusha Gopinathan, Anil Kumar, Amitabh C. Sen, Srisruthy Sudha, Praveen Varma, Sunil GS, Malini Eapen and Kavitha R. Dinesh

A Case Series and Review of Bacillus Cereus Endocarditis from India;

The Open Microbiology Journal, 2018, 12, 28-33

A prospective cross sectional study of detection of Clostridium difficile toxin in patients with antibiotic associated diarrhoea (1-6).;

Arun Sachu, Kavitha Dinesh, Ismail Siyad, Anil Kumar, Anu Vasudevan, Shamsul Karim

Iranian Journal of Microbiology Vol 10, No 1 (2018)

Assessing the Utility of GeneXpert MTB/Rif Assay in a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India with Established Microscopy and Liquid Culture Facilities.

Aman Bhardwaj, Sadia Khan, Anil Kumar, Liju George, Asmita Mehta, Kavitha Radhakrishnan

Journal of The Association of Physicians of India, Vol. 67, August 2019

From Colonoscope to Microscope: The Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura;

Sushma Krishna, Shine Sadasivan, Kavitha Dinesh, Aswathy S, Shamsul Karim

IJCR, 2019 4:84

Haemophilus parainfluenzae --- An uncommon cause of bacteremia and sepsis in adults

Jampala Srinivas, Deepa Nair, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, Akash Thomas Oommen.

Pan African Medical Journal; Manuscript number:10632014150394-4183

Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: an old wine in a rare bottle

Sadia Khan, Anil Kumar, Vivek Vinod, Vivek Prabhakar, Malini Eapen, Jacob Thomas, Kavitha Dinesh, Shamsul Karim

PubMed/ 2015 IF:1.14 J Infect Dev Ctries 2015; 9(3):325-329. doi:10.3855/jidc.

Pancreatic Botryomycosis Caused by Viridans Streptococci : A Case Report

Anusha Gopinathan, Zuhara Shemin, Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, Ismail Siyad, Annie Jojo, Rosamma Philip, Kavitha Dinesh, Shamsul Karim

SCOPUS/ 2014 Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice 01/2015; DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000243

Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation infected with Chromobacterium violaceum Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Anusha Gopinathan, Naveen Vishwanath, Anil Kumar, Roopa Rachel Paulose, Gulsiv Nair, Kavitha Dinesh Radhakrishnan, Shamsul Karim

24(5):286–288, SEP 2016, DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000341 Issn Print: 1056-9103

Salmonella Typhimurium pneumonia in a patient with multiple myeloma;

Sadia Khan, V Anil Kumar, Neeraj Sidharthan, Asmita Mehta, Binita Backer and Kavitha R Dinesh

ropical Doctor April 2015; 45(2):135-138

Emerging yeast in diabetic foot and bloodstream infections

Sushma Krishna, Asha Sudheer, Kavitha Dinesh, Harish Kumar, Ajith Kumar Varma, Shamsul Karim Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri

Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (July–September 2015) 35(3):381

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections due to Shewanella algae – An Emerging Pathogen

Jampala Srinivas, Meera Pillai, Vivek Vinod, R. Kavitha Dinesh

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2015 Feb [cited:2016 Nov 29] 2 DC16 - DC20

Detection of occult hepatitis B and window period infection among blood donors by individual donation nucleic acid testing in a tertiary care center in South India.

Keechilot CS, Shenoy V, Kumar A, Biswas L, Vijayrajratnam S, Dinesh K, Nair P.

Pathog Glob Health. 2016 Oct-Dec;110(7-8):287-291. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2016.1248171. Epub 2016 Oct 27. PMID: 27788631; PMCID: PMC5189866.

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile, treatment outcome and serotype distribution of clinical isolates of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica: a 2-year study from Kerala, South India;

Harichandran D, Dinesh KR

https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S126209

Antibiotic Screening of Urine Culture for Internal Quality Audit at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.

Suresh A, Gopinathan A, Dinesh KR, Kumar A

J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jul;11(7):DC24-DC26. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26089.10236. Epub 2017 Jul 1.

Septic Arthritis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

Shalini Shenoy, R. Kavitha, Vidya Laxmi, Shrikala M. Pai, Ganesh Prabhu.

Indian Journal of Paediatrics 1996; 63:569-570

Pseudallescheriasis: a rare fungal infection of brain and lungs.

Dinesha, Roshan M, Dinesh KR, Shetty R, Jayaprakash CS, Raghuveer CV.

J Assoc Physicians India 2001 May;49:574-5

Isolation rates of microorganisms by BACTEC 9240.

Kavitha D, Harish R, Shashkala S, Shamsul Karim PM.

J Acad Clin Microb 2004, 6(1), 1-6

Chromobacterium violaceum, an emerging pathogen.

Shashikala Shivaprakasha, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Shamsul Karim.

Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2005 Vol 7: No.1

Aerobic Bacterial Isolates from Choledochal Bile at a Tertiary Hospital.

Shashikala S, Harish R, Kavitha R Dinesh, P.M. Shamsul Karim.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2006, vol 49, No.3

Late Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis due to Cardiobacterium hominis, an Unusual Complication.

Shivaprakasha S, Radhakrishnan K, Kamath P, Karim PMS

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2007, Volume 25, Issue 1

Routine Screening For ESBL Production, A Necessity Of Today

Shashikala Shivaprakasha, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, A. R. Gireesh, P. M. Shamsul Karim

Internet Journal of Microbiology Volume 3 Number 1

Cerebral artery mycotic aneurysm with Erysipelothryx rhusiopathiae endocarditis.

Shash Shashikala Shivaprakasha, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Dilip Paniker, K.U. Natarajan, P.M. Shamsul Karim

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2007, Volume 15, Issue 6

Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococci with Cefoxitin.

Shashikala S, Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Chithra Jayaprakash, P.M. Shamsul Karim

Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists Dec. 06

Subcapsular Fungal Liver Abscess.

Chithra Jayaprakash, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shashikala Shivaprakasha, P.M. Shamsul Karim

Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2006

Fatal Trichosporon asahii fungemia.

Dr. Shashikala Shivaprakasha, Dr. Kavitha Radhakrishnan, Dr. Subramania Iyer, Dr. Sudhir V.R., Dr. P.M. Shamsul Karim

Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, 2006; 8:1

Candida spp. other than Candida albicans: A major cause of fungaemia in a tertiary care centre.

Shivaprakasha S, Radhakrishnan K, Karim P.

Indian J Med Microbiol 2007;25:405-7

n vitro studies on the anticancerous properties of probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from human colonic mucosa.

P Varma, KR Dinesh, V Balakrishnan, DM Vasudevan.

J Gastroentero Hepatol. 2008; 23 (Suppl 5) A 110

A case of mycotic keratitis caused by Curvularia lunata.

Shailaja T.S, Dinesh KR, Shivaprakasha S, Karim P MS.

Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2008;10:1

Occurrence of Toxic Microbial Load in Herbal Drugs,

Deepa T. Vasudevan, Kavitha R. Dinesh, S. Gopalakrishnan

International Journal of Pharmacology and Biological Science, 2009; 3 (1); 111 - 115

Occurrence of high levels of Cadmium, Mercury and Lead in Medicinal Plants of India

Deepa T. Vasudevan, Kavitha R. Dinesh, S. Gopalakrishnan

Pharmacognosy Network Worldwide, 2009:5(19);15

Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Kocuria varians.

S. Shivaprakasha, K. Radhakrishnan, P. Kamath, C. Jayaprakash, T. Shailaja & P. S. Karim

The Internet Journal of Microbiology. 2009 Volume 6 Number 1

Chronic subdural empyema and cranial vault osteomyelitis due to Salmonella paratyphi A.

P Bhooshan, S Shivaprakasha, KR Dinesh, M Kiran, PMS Karim

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2010;28:1

The potential of aqueous and isolated fraction from leaves of Cassia fistula linn as Antibacterial agent.

Deepa T. Vasudevan, Kavitha R. Dinesh, S. Gopalakrishnan, S. K. Sreekanth and Sonal Shekar

Int. J. Chem. Sci.: 7(4), 2009, 2363-2367

Lactobacillus fermentum Isolated from Human Colonic Mucosal Biopsy Inhibits the Growth and Adhesion of Enteric and Foodborne Pathogens,

Parvathi Varma, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Krishna K. Menon, Raja Biswas

Journal of Food Science: Volume 75, Issue 9, pages M546–M551, November/December 2010

Impact of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Strategy on Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in the Intensive Care Units of 15 Developing Countries International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Investigators;

Victor D. Rosenthal CIC; Dennis G. Maki, Camila Rodrigues, Carlos Álvarez-Moreno, DTM&H; Hakan Leblebicioglu, Martha Sobreyra-Oropeza

infection control and hospital epidemiology december 2010, vol. 31, no. 12

Weissella confusa: a rare cause of vancomycin resistant Gram-positive bacteraemia

Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, Sudhindran S, Anu M Kurian, Kavitha R Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, and Rosamma Philip

J Med Microbiol first published on May 19, 2011 as doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.027169-0

Time-dependent analysis of length of stay and mortality due to urinary tract infections in ten developing countries: INICC findings; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Members;

Victor D. Rosenthal, Arpita Dwivedy, María Eugenia Rodríguez Calderón, Saban Esen, Héctor Torres Hernández, Rédouane Abouqal, Eduardo A. Medeiros, Teodora Atencio Espinoza, S.S. Kanj, Achilleas Gikas, Adrian G. Barnett, Nicholas Graves

Journal of Infection (2011) 62, 136–141

The Phenotypic Detection Of Carbapenemase In Meropenem Resistant Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus–Baumannii Complex In A Tertiary Care Hospital In South India.

Anil V Kumar, Vishnu S Pillai, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2011 April, Vol-5(2):223-226

The Phenotypic Detection Of Carbapenemase In Meropenem Resistant Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus–Baumannii Complex In A Tertiary Care Hospital In South India.

Anil V Kumar, Vishnu S Pillai, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2011 April, Vol-5(2):223-226

Development and Validation of Spectrophotometric Method for Chrysophanol in Gel Formulations;

Deepa.T.Vasudevan, Dr.Kavitha R Dinesh, Dr.S.Gopalakrishnan, Dr.K.G.Ravikumar, Dr.K.R.Sundaram & Aneesh.T.P

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol.2 (1), 2010, 1-6

Salmonella typhimurium in hip: Look before an SLE patient leaps.

Anil Kumar, Sushma Krishna, Jai Thilak, Kavitha R Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Tropical Doctor 2011; 41: 166–167 DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110015

Primary Perinephric Abscess Due to Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Variant of Salmonella paratyphi A.

Kumar, Anil; K.V., Sanjeevan; Dinesh, Kavitha R.; Vinod, Vivek; Karim, Shamsul.

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2011; 19 (4): 288-290 doi: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3182002ddb

PP-013 Mycotic aneurysm due to Salmonella.

Kumar, S. Sudhindran, V. Vivek, K. Dinesh, S. Karim.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 14, Supplement 2 (July 2010) page S28

Chromobacterium violaceum - A Rare Cause of Infected Pancreatic Pseudocyst.

Anil Kumar, Sudhindran S, Kavitha R Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice: July 2012 - Volume 20 - Issue 4 - p 282–284 doi: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e31823c4a0d

The Phenotypic Detection Of Carbapenemase In Meropenem Resistant Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus–Baumannii Complex In A Tertiary Care Hospital In South India.

Anil V Kumar, Vishnu S Pillai, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2011 April, Vol-5(2):223-226

Anti-Infective Properties of Lactobacillus fermentum against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Varma P, Nisha N, Dinesh KR, Kumar AV, Biswas R.

J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2011;20:137–143

Brevibacterium casei as a Cause of Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient

Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, Dilip Panikar, Aswathy Nandakumar, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim and Rosamma Philip.

J. Clin. Microbiol. 2011, 49(12):4374

nfectious psychosis: Cryptococcal meningitis presenting as a neuropsychiatry disorder.

Anil Kumar, Siby Gopinath, Kavitha R Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Neurology India 2011; 59(6):909

Case Report: Intraocular Gnathostomiasis: Report of a Case and Review of Literature.

Gopal S. Pillai, Anil Kumar, Natasha Radhakrishnan, Jayasree Maniyelil, Tufela Shafi, Kavitha R. Dinesh, and Shamsul Karim.

Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 86(4), 2012, pp. 620–623

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report Data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009 INICC members

Victor D. Rosenthal, Dennis G. Maki, Yatin Mehta, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Eduardo A. Medeiros, Hakan Leblebicioglu, Dale Fisher, Carlos Álvarez-Moreno, Ilham Abu Khader, Marisela Del Rocío González Martínez, Luis E. Cuellar, Josephine Anne Navoa-Ng, Rédouane Abouqal, Humberto Guanche Garcell, Zan Mitrev, María Catalina Pirez García, Asma Hamdi, Lourdes Dueñas, Elsie Cancel, Vaidotas Gurskis, Ossama Rasslan, Altaf Ahmed, Souha S. Kanj, Olber Chavarría Ugalde, Trudell Mapp, Lul Raka, Cheong Yuet Meng, Le Thi Anh Thu, Sameeh Ghazal, Achilleas Gikas, Leonardo Pazmiño Narváez, Nepomuceno Mejía, Nassya Hadjieva, May Osman Gamar Elanbya, María Eugenia Guzmán Siritt, Kushlani Jayatilleke,

American Journal of Infection Control 40 (2012) 396-407

Pneumococcusuria: From bench to bedside.

Krishna S, Sanjeevan KV, Sudheer A, Dinesh KR, Kumar A, Karim S.

Indian J Med Microbiol 2012;30:96-8

Disseminated candidiasis 18 years after renal transplantation.

K. Bismay, A. Mathew, R. Rajesh, G. Kurian, V. N. Unni, R. D. Kavitha, S. Sreehari

Indian Journal of Nephrology, November 2012/Vol 22/Issue 6 Page 462-465

Leuconostoc garlicum: An unusual pathogen in the era of vancomycin therapy.

Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, Asmita Mehta, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Darsana Viswam and Rosamma Philip.

Indian Journal of Chest and Allied Sciences. 01 Apr 2012, 54(2):127-130

Serological evidence of leptospirosis and dengue coinfection in an endemic region in south India.

V. Anil Kumar, Vinodh B., Arya D., Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, Ganapathi Rao.

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Page: 286-290

Risk factors for mortality in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–baumannii Bacteraemia.

Asmita A. Mehta, V. Anil Kumar, Kumari Indira K, Suresh G. Nair, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Sanjeev K. Singh.

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2012) 1-6

Rhinoentomophthoromycosis due to Conidiobolus coronatus.

Anil Kumar, Vineeth Viswam, Sukhmani Regi, Kavitha Dinesh, Madhumita Kumar, Shamsul Karim.

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health Year: 2013, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Page: 331-334

Targeted treatment of invasive fungal infections accelerates healing of foot wounds in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Chellan G, Neethu K, Varma AK, Mangalanandan TS, Shashikala S, Dinesh KR, Sundaram KR, Varma N, Jayakumar RV, Bal A, Kumar H.

Diabet Med. 2012 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03574.x

Time spent barefoot predicts diabetic foot ulcer depth.

Gopi Chellan, Ajith Kumar Varma, KR Sundaram, S Shashikala, Kavitha R Dinesh, RV Jayakumar, Arun Bal, Harish Kumar.

he Diabetic Foot Journal. 2011, Vol 14, No 2, Pages 72-80

Post-operative endophthalmitis due to Fusarium dimerum Southeast

Sadia Khan, Gopal S Pillai, V Vivek, Kavitha Dinesh and PM Shamsul Karim.

Asian J Trop Med Public Health, Vol 43, No. 6 November 2012

Granulicatella adiacens isolated from sterile body fluids: A case series from India

Sushma Krishna, Dinesh Kavitha, Harichandran Deepa, Jayasurya Neeba, Karim Shamsul.

Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(12):802–807

Phenotypic & molecular characterization of AmpC β-lactamases among Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. & Enterobacter spp. from five Indian Medical Centers. ICMR-ESBL study group

Anand Manoharan, Madhan Sugumar, Anil Kumar, Hepzibah Jose, Dilip Mathai.

ndian J Med Res 135, March 2012, pp 359-364

Morbidity trends in Lymphatic Filariasis: Analysis from a tertiary care center in Kerala, Southern India.

Sushma Krishna, Aswathy S, Sanjeev Singh, Panicker KN, Kavitha Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

GJMEDPH, Vol 1(2) April 2012

Detection of Oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates using chromogenic medium MRSA.

Anil Kumar, Katherin Steffy, Maitrayee Chatterjee, Madhan Sugumar, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Anand Manoharan, Shamsul Karim and Raja Biswas.

J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2013 51:1 318-319; doi:10.1128/JCM.01040-12

Perinephric Abscess Due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans following De Roofing of Renal Cyst. Surgical Infections.

Vivek Vinod, Anil Kumar, Kalavampara V. Sanjeevan, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

August 2013, 14(4):422-423

Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing fatal purulent pericarditis.

Kumar VA, Nisha N, Thachathodiyl R, Nandakumar A, Dinesh KR, Thatcher E, Karim S, Biswas R.

J Lab Physicians 2013;5:136-8

CLSI2012 Revised Ciprofloxacin Breakpoints for Salmonella: Is it Time to Write an Obituary?

Revathy Girish, Anil Kumar, Sadia Khan, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2013 Nov, Vol-7(11): 2467-2469

Multidrug-resistant endemic clonal strain of Candida auris in India.

Anil Kumar, Cheshta Sharma, Anupam Prakash, Kshitij Agarwal, Rachana Babu, Sanjeev K. Singh, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, Ferry Hagen, Jacques.

Clin Microbiol Infect Dis DOI 10.1007/s10096-013-2027-1

Rhodococcus Equi Bacteremia from Lung abscess in An Immunocompetent Child.

Sushma Krishna, Tintu Abraham, Kavitha Dinesh, Subramanian T.S., Shamsul Karim and Manubhai K.P.

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013;55:169-170

Autochthonous Blastomycosis of the Adrenal: First Case Report

Anil Kumar, Sreekala Sreehari, Kandan Velayudhan, Lalitha Biswas, Rachana Babu, Shabeer Ahmed, Neelakanta Sharma, Vasanth P. Kurupath, Annie Jojo, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, and Raja Biswas.

Asia. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 90(4), 2014, 735–739 doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0444

Achromobacter xylosoxidans: An Unusual Cause of Monomicrobial Nonneutrocytic Bacterascites. A Case Report.

Jampala Srinivas, Kavitha R. Dinesh, V Anil Kumar, Ismail Siyad, and Shamsul Karim.

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice: July 2014 - Volume 22 - Issue 4

Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Literature Review.

V. Anil Kumar, Deepthi Augustine, Dilip Panikar, Aswathy Nandakumar, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Shamsul Karim, Rosamma Philip.

Surgical Infections doi:10.1089/sur.2012.205

Detached ciliary tufts in cerebrospinal fluid masquerading as free living amoebae.

Khan S, Kumar VA, Venkitachalam A, Vishwam V, Dinesh K, Karim S.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2014), 30 (2014) e142–e143

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) site infections: a clinical and microbiological study from university teaching hospital, India.

Sushma Krishna, Sanjeev Singh, Kavitha R Dinesh, Remya KP, Ismail Siyad and Shamsul Karim.

Journal of Infection Prevention 1–4 DOI: 10.1177/1757177414558956

Epidemiological and Microbiological Profile of Infective Keratitis in a Tertiary Care Centre, South India

Srinivas Jampala, Anusha Gopinathan, Aparna, Deepa Nair, Kavitha R. Dinesh, Anil Radhakrishnan, Shamsul Karim.

Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; 04 (37); 2014, 44-51

Vancomycin Creep and Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Ashwaty Nandakumar, Anil Kumar, Kavitha R Dinesh, Shamsul Karim.

Ibnosina J Med BS, 2014 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Page: 180-184

Leptospiral sphingomyelinase Sph2 as apotential biomarker for diagnosis of Leptospirosis.

A.Ashaiba, Arun AB, Prasad Sudhakar, Tellis RC.

Journal of Microbiological methods 2022:203

Tellis Microbial Study from Ethmoidal Mucosa in Patients Undergoing Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Scholars

Dr. Gangadhara Somayaji, Dr. Vidya V Nair , Dr. Rouchelle C

Journal of Applied Medical Sciences Sch J App Med Sci, May, 2020; 8(5): 1248-1252

Correlation between biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in uropathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing catheter associated urinary tract infections.

Dr. Rouchelle Charmaine Tellis

European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. 2017, 4(10), 248-252.

Relooking at Nitrofurantoin as drug of choice for empiric treatment of community acquired uncomplicated urinary tract infections: An effective and economic treatment option.

Tabia Mir, Tellis R, Pai V.

International Journal of Biomedical Research 2017; 8: 320-24.

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase production and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from urinary tract samples: A tertiary care hospital experience.

Lobo AS, MS Moosabba, Tellis R, Roche R.

Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2018; 5(1):1-3.

Biofilm formation and extended spectrum beta- lactamase production in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from respiratory samples in a tertiary care hospital.

Lobo AS, MS Moosabba, Tellis R, Roche R.

IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology, January-March,2018;3(1):6-9

Activity of antibiotic combinations against multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A study from South India.

Tellis R, Vidyasagar S, Moosabba MS.

International Journal of Microbiology and Allied Sciences 2016, 2(4):27-34

Evaluation of homocysteine levels in individuals having nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without palate.

Abdulla R, Tellis R, Athikari R, Kudkuli J.

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2016 Volume :20 Issue :3 Page :390-394

Blood group determination using DNA extracted from exfoliated primary teeth at various environmental conditions –A PCR Study.

Pai R, Tellis R, S Afreen.

International Journal of Advanced Research (2014), Volume 2, Issue 11, 639-647

In-vitro synergistic activity of colistin and Ceftazidime or Ciprofloxacin against multidrug-resistant clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

D Souza BB, Rao S, Rekha PD, Tellis R

Microbial Drug Resistance July 23, 2014. (pub Med indexed)

A prospective study of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in enterococci isolated from patients with end stage renal disease.

International Journal of Biomedical Research IJBR 3[03] [2012]174‐180.

Tellis R, Muralidharan S.

An in-vitro study of tigecycline susceptibility among multidrug resistant bacteria in a tertiary care hospital.

Tellis R, Rao S, Lobo A.

International Journal of Biomedical Research 2012; 3[04]:192‐195.

Comparison of three phenotypic methods to detect Carbapenemase and Metallo-β-lactamases production in Multi Drug Resistant Non Fermenting Gram negative bacilli in clinical isolates.

Tellis R, Muralidharan S, Anand IP.

International Journal of Biomedical and Advanced Research 2013 [05]: 299-305.

Evaluation of Fluoroquinolone Resistance and Its Role in the Emergence of Multidrug Resistant Phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

D Souza BB, Tellis R, Rao S.

Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 2014; 24(1): 199-202.

Comparison of Medicine Quality of the Generic Formulation of Amoxicillin Provided by the Government of Karnataka with Marketed Brands A Public Health Perspective.

Pais K, Shenoy G, Shenoy R, Tellis R et al.

Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 2013;23(1): 37-4

Antifungal Susceptibility of Dermatophyte Isolates from Patients with Chronic and Recurrent Dermatophytosis.

Amin, Nikhitha; Shenoy, Manjunath M.; Pai, Vidya.

Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 16(1):p 110-115, Jan–Feb 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_192_24

Novel Ketoconazole-Loaded Niosomal Gel with Carbamide for Enhanced Topical Delivery and Skin Hydration in Fungal Infections.

Biju, P., Shenoy, M.M., Tellis, R. et al.

J Pharm Innov 20, 46 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12247-024-09916-9

Ticks as a potential vector for spotted fever group Rickettsiae (SFGR): An epidemiological study from Wayanad district, South India.

Viswanath MS, Tellis RC, Viswanath V, Thiruvoth S.

The Microbe 6 (2025) 100225.

Analytical Chemistry 2024 96 (29),

Ashaiba A, Sapna K, Arun AB, Tellis RC, Prasad KS.

11997-12005. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c0193

Ketone body oxidation and susceptibility to ethyl acetoacetate in a novel hemolytic multidrug-resistant strain Leptospira interrogans KeTo originated from sewage water.

Sonam, A., Hameed, A., Rekha, P.D, Stothard P, Tellis R, Arun AB.

Sci Rep 14, 25198 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76546-z

Blood culture and profile of inflammatory biomarkers among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital.

Asif P.P, Rouchelle C. Tellis, Amar Sunil Lobo, Aravind Motagi.

Biomedicine: 2023; 43(2): 722-727 March-April 2023.

Comparison Of Modified Hodge Test With Triton Hodge Test For Carbapenemase Detection In Gram Negative Bacteria.

Nazneen Yousuf, Neha Haswani, Rouchelle C Tellis, Vidya Pai.

International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research | March-April 2023 | Vol 6 | Issue 2.

Travel Scholarships awarded by American Association of Public Health Laboratories & CDC to attend the 2019 HIV Diagnostics

Conference  at Atlanta Geogia, USA  25 th to 28 th March 2019.

Global Health Travel award awarded by  Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to attend the Keystone symposium on positive strand RNA virus at Killerney Ireland on 9 th to 13 th June 2019

Characterisation of Mutations Associated with Rifampicin Resistance in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Centre, Kerala

Nair S, Oommen S, Pai V.

International Journal of Current Research and Review Original Research JCRR.2021.13512( March 2021)

Detection of Circulating Dengue Virus Serotypes in a Tertiary Care Centre in Central Kerala, 2016

Kavitha R. Nair, Seema Oommen, O.A. Jagan and Vidya Pai

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 01 (2019)

Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity of Ficus bengalensis L.: An in Vitro Study.

Adyanthaya S, Pai V, Jose M.

Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018;4(1):74-77.

Study of biofilm formation and its correlation with highly drug resistant uropathogens in catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Jalila Qayoom Neha Haswani, Vidya Pai

Journal of International Medicine and Dentistry 2018; 5(2): 87-92

Evaluation of Culture Methods for Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Its Resistance among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases in a Tertiary Care Setting, Kerala - A Pilot Study

Sreeja Nair, Seema Oommen and Vidya Pai

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 11 (2018)

Competitive Inhibition of Biofilm Formation Ability among Acinetobacter species and Enterococcus species by the Extracted Exopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Varsha Saxena, Jitendra Chandra Devrari, Dr Vidya Pai

International J. of Healthcare and Biomedical Research, Volume: 05, Issue: 04, July 2017, 42-47

In-vitro Treatment of Vancomycin and Tigecycline on High Level Gentamicin Resistant Enterococcus species and biofilm production from clinical samples

Jitendra Chandra Devrari, Varsha Saxena, Dr Vidya Pai

International J. of Healthcare and Biomedical Research, Volume: 05, Issue: 04, July 2017, 25-31

Relooking at Nitrofurantoin as drug of choice for empiric treatment of community acquired uncomplicated urinary tract infections: An effective and economic treatment option

Tabia Mir, Rouchelle Tellis and Vidya Pai

International Journal of Biomedical Research 2017; 8(06): 320-324.

Efficacy of proclamation in as a marker of Acute information in patients of suspected bacterial sepsis

Dr.Tariq Ahmad Shah, Jitendra Chandra Devrari, Dr.Vidya Pai

International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences impact factor, Ini. J. Curr Microbiology App. Sci (2016) 5 (10) : 533-536

Hepatitis B surface antigen detection by Enhanced chemiluminescence A study to determine the ebay zone results

Dr.Ryhan Bashir, Dr. M H Shaiff, Dr.Vidya Pai, Varsha Saxena

Published in International Journal of current microbiology and applied sciences, Int.J.cerr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2016) 5 (10) : 778-782

A comparative study of Flurescent Staining and Zeihl Neelsen’s staining for detection of Acid fast bacilli in sputum in a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore.

Jagadeesha K, Vidya Pai.

International Journal of Microbiology & Parasitology, 2015; 1 (1): 1 – 3

Indwelling Catheters, I.V. Cannulae and endotracheal tubes: The den for microbes.

Muzafar Amin mir, Vidya Pai, Sunil Rao P.

International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2015; 5(2) : 75-79

Microbiological Profile Of Adenoid Core In Children With Chronic Adenotonsillitis With And Without Chronic Otitis Media- A Comparative Study.

Tom Koshy Johns, Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam, Vidya Pai.

International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Inventions, 2015; Vol 2 (03): 784-787

A Study of Community-Acquired Pyodermas with Special Reference to Panton–Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Kamath PR, et al.

Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 2024;15(1):69-72.

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in diabetic and nondiabetic hospitalized patients.Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in diabetic and nondiabetic hospitalized patients.

Athira P, Prabha A, Vidya P.

Cureus. 2024;16(1).

Clinical and Molecular Profile of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital – Mangalore.

Athira Pattolath, Prabha Adhikari, Vidya Pai.

Infection and Drug Resistance. 2023;16:4335–4348.

Comparison Of Modified Hodge Test With Triton Hodge Test For Carbapenemase Detection In Gram Negative Bacteria.

Nazneen Yousuf, et al.

International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research. 2023;6(2).

Cerebrospinal Fluid- Adenosine deaminase activity in Tuberculous Meningitis Cases.

Shariff MH, Vidya Pai.

International Journal Pharmacy Biological Science. 2014;4(1):95-98.

A rare developmental disorder ‘Hydrocele of canal of Nuck’ – A case report.

Shariff MH, et al.

International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research. 2014;5(3):180-181.

Antimicrobial properties of Cocos nucifera (coconut) husk: An extrapolation to oral health.

Maji Jose, et al.

International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research. 2014;5(2):359-364.

Antimicrobial potential of the extracts of the twigs of Azadirachta indica (Neem): an in vitro study.

Soniya Adyanthaya, et al.

Journal of Medicinal Plant Studies. 2014;2(6):53-57.

The Anaerobic Microflora: The accused in Oral Malodour?

Nanditha Shenoy, et al.

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2014;5(1):21-26.

An unusual finding in a subcutaneous cyst: A case of phaeohyphomycotic cyst.

Prema C Saldanha, Vidya Pai.

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2014;2(2):199-201.

Multiple β lactamase enzymes producing clinical isolates of gram negative bacteria in a teaching hospital.

Vidya Pai, et al.

IJPBS. 2013(1):590-595.

Vancomycin susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a setting with low Vancomycin usage.

Venkatakrishna Rao Illuri, et al.

IJHRS. 2013;2(4):212-215.

Bacteriology of symptomatic adenoids in children. North American

Rajeshwari A, et al.

Journal Medical Sciences. 2013;5:113-8.

Etiology and sensitivity of uropathogens in out-patients and in patients with urinary tract infection.

Vidya Pai, et al.

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2012;5(3):181-184.

Extended spectrum beta lactamases [ESBL] in uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Nair T Bhaskaran, et al.

International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmacology. 2011;2(6):1756-1757.

Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: Comparison of Disc diffusion and MIC with mecA gene detection by PCR.

Rao Venkatakrishna I, et al.

IJPBS. 2011;1(4):518-521.

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Dakshina Kannada.

Venkatakrishnar Rao I, et al.

IJRAP. 2011;2(3):940-942.

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of MRSA isolates at a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore.

Vidya Pai, et al.

Journal of Laboratory Physicians. 2010;2(2):82-84.

Effect of single-use toothbrush on plaque microflora..

Vidya.

Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2009;20:404-6.

Comparison of the antibacterial efficiency of MTAD, 2.5% sodium hypochlorite and 2% chlorhexidine against Enterococcus faecalis.

Vidya, et al.

Endodontology. 2009;21:39-45.

Distribution of ANA Pattern and Autoantibody Profile in Various Autoimmune Disorders -A Tertiary Care Centre Experience

Shabnum Hussain, Preethishree Padil, Ibrahim Masoodi, Rouchelle Tellis , Vidya Pai

International Journal of Medical Science and Diagnosis Research (IJMSDR) Volume 5, Issue 9; September:2021; 01-06

Uropathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Coastal Karnataka, India.

Preethishree P, Rai R, Kumar K V, Pai A K B, Bhat P U.

International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences, 2016;5(1):23-31.

Aerobic bacterial profile of post operative wound infections and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern.

Preethishree P , Rai R, Kumar K V.

International journal of current microbiology and applied sciences, 2017; 6(9): 396-411.

Bacterial Profile of Urinary Tract Infections: Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Shah TA, Preethishree P, Ashwini, Pai V.

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 2020;14(4):2577-2584. doi:10.22207, JPAM.14.4.33

Chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyposis - Do fungi have any role?

Ashraf K, K S Gangadhara Somayaji, Preethishree P.

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020;7(10): 3774-86.

Melioidosis – A Rare Cause of Neck Abscess in Immunocompromised.

Nayana V G, Sai Manohar S, Nandini R, Rai S, Preethishree P.

Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery. 2021; 29(1):102-5.

Knowledge, Attitude and practices of telemedicine among the health-care practitioners during COVID pandemic: A cross-sectional study

Mahalaxmi S Petimani, Nagapati P Bhat, P Preethishree, Prabhakar Adake

Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine.

Assessment of Perception of Teachers Towards Online Teaching and Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic

Nagapati Prabhakar Bhat, Prabhakar Adake, Mahalaxmi S Petimani, P Preethishree3

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health/Sep-Dec 2021/Volume 7/Issue 3

Antibiogram and hypermucoviscosity pattern among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from respiratory samples: A tertiary care hospital study in South India

Amar Sunil Lobo , MS Moosabba

IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology, October-December, 2019;4(4):134-138

Hypermucoviscous uropathogenic strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended spectrum beta-lactamase: An experience in South Indian tertiary care hospital

Amar Sunil Lobo, Rouchelle Tellis , MS Moosabba , Ronald Roche

IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology, January-March 2019;4(1): 1-4

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase production and biofilm formation in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from urinary tract samples: A tertiary care hospital experience.

Lobo AS, MS Moosabba, Tellis R, Roche R.

Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2018; 5(1):1-3.

Biofilm formation and extended spectrum beta- lactamase production in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from respiratory samples in a tertiary care hospital.

Lobo AS, MS Moosabba, Tellis R, Roche R.

IP International Journal of Comprehensive and Advanced Pharmacology, January-March,2018

Blood culture and profile of inflammatory biomarkers among COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital

Asif P.P, Rouchelle C. Tellis, Amar Sunil Lobo, Aravind Motagi

Biomedicine: 2023; 43(2): 722-727 March-April 2023.

Effectiveness of multimodal care interventions on enhanced recovery among the patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Barboza HR, Dsilva F, Moosabba MS, Lobo AS.

J Datta Meghe Inst Med Sci Univ 2023;18:244-8.

Effectiveness of Preoperative Education and Intervention on Postoperative Outcomes among Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Quasi-experimental Study.

Barboza HR, Moosabba MS, Silva FD, Lobo AS.

Study. J Clin of Diagn Res.2023; 17(5):LC07-LC12.

An in-vitro study of tigecycline susceptibility among multidrug resistant bacteria in a tertiary care hospital.

Rouchelle Tellis, S Rao, Amar Lobo.

International Journal of Biomedical Research. IJBR 2012;3(4). 192-95.

Efficacy of Procalcitonin as a marker of acute inflammation in patients of suspected bacterial sepsis

Shah T A, Pai V, Devrari J C.

Int.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci(2016) 5(10): 533-536.

Bacterial Profile of Urinary Tract Infections: Evaluation of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Shah TA, Preethishree P, Ashwini, Pai V.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2020;14(4).

Seroprevalence of hepatitis C infection in patients undergoing haemodialysis in a tertiary care centre.

Vinayakumar AN,John R.

J Patient Saf Infect Control 2020;8:48-53

Performance of Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing from Semiautomated Blood Culture Bottles with Disk Diffusion using CLSI Guidelines: A Cross-sectional Study

Nayna S Najeem, HG Sreedhara,

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2025 Nov, Vol-19(11): DC01- DC05

Fosfomycin: -A novel fighter for UTI causing escherichia coli???

Dr. Deepalakshmi K, Dr. Arundathi H A, Dr. A. Shamili, Dr. Sneha Kukanur F,Dr. Naveen G, Dr. Venkatesh V N

International Journal of Life Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharma Research Vol. 13, No. 10, October 2024