Department

Professor & Head	Dr  Lovely Barai MBBS, FCPS, PhD (Microbiology)
Associate Professor	Dr  Mili Rani Saha MBBS, MPhil (Microbiology); Dr Tanjila Rahman MBBS, MPhil (Virology)
Senior Research Officer	Subarna Dutta MSc

Total manpower by segment:

Designation	2020-2021	2021-2022
Professor	0	1
Assoc. Professor	1	0
Asst. Professor	2	2
Senior Research Officer	0	0
Research Officer	1	1
Experimental Officer	1	1
Jr. Experimental Officer	2	2
Research assistant	4	4
Medical Technologist	2	2
Other supporting staff	6	6

B. Services Provided:

Name of Test	Total sample	Total sample
Urine c/s	19824	23139
Throat swab c/s	90	161
Pus/Wound swab/Bile c/s	4177	5915
Catheter tip	38	145
Bronchial lavage c/s	7	15
Eye and Ear swab c/s	9	1
Stool culture	214	216
Fungus culture	84	841
Fungal M/E	203	268
Sputum c/s	681	1232
Vaginal swab c/s	119	173
Blood c/s	11139	14018
AFB stain	1121	1826
Gram stain	1064	2214
Tracheal aspirate c/s	401	687
Body fluid c/s	501	415
CSF c/s	187	364
Prostatic smear c/s	7	12
Bacterial antigen	142	313
Fluid for ADA	388	680
Serum for Procalcitonin	7155	5894
TB-PCR	44	86
HBV DNA	230	0
HCV RNA	53	0
Others test	131	180
	48053	58795

In addition to the diagnostic services, the department provides routine bacteriological quality assessment of operation theaters, ICU, hemodialysis unit, SCABU and wards. The department runs the Infection control programme of the hospital.

1. Teaching:

The departmental staff regularly takes part in examination and teaching of post graduate and undergraduate students. The department is also involved in teaching of MD/MS (Biochemistry, Immunology) subsidiary courses and BSC nursing students.

Three students were admitted in Phase A part in March, 2020 session in MD (Microbiology) residency courses under BIRDEM academy.

MD (Microbiology) residency course (FY July 2021 - June 2022)
Batch -5	Session:2019
	Dr.Hasiba Mahmuda	Phase - B
	Dr. Ananya Chowdhury	Phase - B
	Dr.Md. Mufradul Islam Rafi	Phase - B
Batch -6	Session:2020
	Dr.Maksurat Zereen	Phase - B
	Dr.Progga Parmita Saha	Phase - B
	Dr.Saima Kabir	BCS Health Cadre deputation
Batch -7	Session:2021
	Dr. Marium Sukanya	A  2nd  year
	Dr. Jannatul Ferdous	A  2nd  year
	Dr. Jinat Jafrin	A  2nd  year
Batch -8	Session:2022
	Dr. Tasneen Ferdousi		A 1st  year
	Dr.Fathma Farhana		A  1st  year
	Dr. Marzana Ahmed		A  1st  year

The department is also actively involved in supervision of thesis of the students of         M. Phil/M.Sc,/B.Sc programs in Microbiology.

  iii) Training (FY July 2021 - June 2022)

The department also offers laboratory training to doctors, microbiology honours and master students, medical technologists, paramedics of the hospitals and allied institutions.

NAME	DURATION	NAME	DURATION
Ashraful Islam	2 Wks	Nurain Islam	1 Month
Sadia Rahman	2 Wks	Iffat Ara Anan	15 days
Saiful Islam	2 Wks	Sk Nafia Nafiz Rimi	15 days
Azizur Rahman	2 Wks	Osman Ali	6 Months
Raisa Masnoor	1 Month	Neyamat Ullah	15 days
Tanjia Akter	45 days	Rideeta Islam	15 days
Md Mahady Hasan	15 days	Golam Samdani	15 days
Sangita Badiya	15 days	Rezwan Afrin	15 days
Mubinur Rahman	15 days	Riyan  Mehzabin Ferdous	15 days
Afia Salsabil	20 days	Tajrian Tabassum	6 Months
Nafisa Ahmed	20 days	Sumaia Akter	6 Months
Mosayara	15 days	Ramiza Nausheen Zmaan	6 Months
Sonia Islam Trisna	6 Months	Nishat Tahsin Bristi	6 Months
Naima Alam Mimiya	6 Months	Sharif Hossain	15 days
Faria Sultana	2 Wks	Shahal Hossain	15 days
Anika Nur	6 Months	Ridwan Hossain	15 days
Nafisa Rasid	2 Wks	Md. Atikur	15 days
Fatima Sabbi Raisa	2 Wks	Sumaiya Islam	6 Months
Khawaja     Zohura	3Wks
Md Shohag Parvez	1 Month

 

 

 

C. Research & Development Projects (FY July 2021 - June 2022):

 

1.  “Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers of atertiary care hospital in Dhaka.”- Thesis completed by Dr.Hasiba Mahmuda
2. Phenotypic and Genotypic characterization of rapidly growing Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (RGM) isolated from surgical site infection in Bangladesh -  Thesis completed by Dr. Tasfia Tasnim Nova

 

D. Publications

1. Saha MR, Rahman T, Hasan MR, Islam KMS. Microbial isolates and their antimicrobial resistance pattern from endotracheal aspirates: a retrospective observational study over one year at a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. BIRDEM Med J 2022; 12(3): 195-200
2. Sami  CA ,  Rashed HM , Khan AH , Barai  L , Arafat SM. Disseminated mucormycosis: An unusual case of ascites with bone marrow invasion. IDCases 29 (2022) e01553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01553
3. Barai L, Hasan MR, Haq JA, Ahsan CR. Salmonellacidal antibody response to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in enteric fever and after vaccination with Vi capsular polysaccharide. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 May 11;121:120-125. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35568365.
4. Chowdhury S,  Barai L, Afroze SR,  Ghosh PK,  Afroz F,  Rahman H ,  Ghosh S, Hossain MB ,  Mohammed Ziaur Rahman MZ,  Pritimoy Das P , Muhammad Abdur Rahim MA.   The Epidemiology of Melioidosis and Its Association with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pathogen  2022, 11, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020149
5. Hannan TB, Paul S , Barai L , Md. Rafiqul Alam MR ,  Chowdhury FR.   Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis After COVID-19 Infection in a Patient With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Cureus 14(2): e22485. DOI 10.7759/cureus.22485
6. Barai L, Saha MR,  Rahman T, Sukanyar M,  Jafrin J, Ferdous J,Hasan MR,  Jilani MSA. Trends in laboratory detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern from clinical samples over twenty one years from 2001 to 2021 in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J Med Microbiology2021; 15 (1): 8-I4
7. Khanduker A, Islam KMS, Barai L, Hasan SS , Rafi MI , Rubel MRI. Environmental surface sampling for qualitative & quantitative detection of microbial burden in high risk areas of three hospitals in Dhaka city. Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2021; 15 (1): 15-25
8. Chowdhury FR, Roy CK, Barai L, Paul S, Chowdhury FUH, Maazumder S, Farook S, Jilani MSA. Melioidosis:A Neglected Infection in Bangladesh. J Medicine 2021; 22: 139-145.