Overview
The Department of Microbiology at Ram Krishna Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre provides comprehensive academic and diagnostic support in bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, serology, immunology, infection control and applied clinical microbiology.
The department is supported by well-equipped laboratories, microbiology museum, practical teaching areas, Central Clinical Laboratory coordination, Hospital Infection Control activities, diagnostic microbiology services, biosafety practices and antimicrobial stewardship support.
The department also has support of an NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab for molecular diagnostic testing, viral infection testing, sample processing, quality-controlled reporting and infection-related diagnostic support.
NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology LabDepartment Work & Learning Areas
Labs & Special Facilities
NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab
Quality-focused laboratory support for molecular diagnostic testing, viral infection testing, sample processing and reporting as per NABL-accredited laboratory practices.
Bacteriology Lab
Facility for bacterial culture, staining, microscopy, organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing support.
Serology & Immunology Lab
Laboratory support for serological and immunological tests used in diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Mycology & Parasitology Lab
Teaching and diagnostic support for fungal infections, parasites, stool examination, wet mount and microscopic identification.
Microbiology Museum
Museum-based learning with charts, models, specimens, culture plates, parasite models, fungal displays and teaching material.
Hospital Infection Control
Active support for HIC activities including surveillance, hand hygiene, audit, biomedical waste training and infection prevention practices.
Central Clinical Laboratory Support
Coordination with CCL for microbiological sample processing, reporting, culture support and diagnostic microbiology services.
Infrastructure
- Dedicated Microbiology department
- NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab
- Dedicated molecular diagnostic testing area
- Dedicated virology sample processing and reporting area
- Bacteriology laboratory
- Serology and immunology laboratory
- Mycology laboratory
- Parasitology laboratory
- Virology teaching and diagnostic support area
- Culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing area
- Sample receiving and processing area
- Sterilization and media preparation area
- Microscopy area
- Staining area
- Incubation and culture observation area
- Central Clinical Laboratory microbiology support area
- Hospital Infection Control work area
- Microbiology museum
- Practical laboratory for students
- Demonstration room
- Faculty rooms and departmental office
- Record and reporting area
- Research and academic activity support area
- Biosafety and infection prevention training support
- Audio-visual teaching support
Equipment & Laboratory Support
- Binocular microscopes
- Monocular microscopes
- Phase contrast / advanced microscopy support where available
- Biosafety cabinet
- Laminar airflow support
- Molecular diagnostic testing equipment support
- Virology lab equipment support
- Sample processing equipment for molecular and virology testing
- Cold chain and sample storage support
- Refrigerator and deep freezer support
- Micropipettes and molecular testing consumables
- ELISA / viral marker testing support where available
- Quality control and documentation support for NABL processes
- Hot air oven
- Autoclave
- Incubators
- BOD incubator support
- Centrifuge
- Water bath
- Vortex mixer
- Colony counter
- Digital weighing balance
- pH meter
- Distillation unit / water purification support
- Media preparation equipment
- Inoculating loops and needles
- Bunsen burner / spirit lamp support
- Glass slides and cover slips
- Petri dishes
- Culture tubes
- Test tubes
- Conical flasks
- Pipettes and micropipettes
- Serological pipettes
- Micropipette tips
- Staining racks
- Gram staining set
- ZN staining set
- Albert staining support
- Lactophenol cotton blue staining support
- Culture media
- Blood agar plates
- MacConkey agar plates
- Chocolate agar support
- Mueller-Hinton agar for antibiotic sensitivity testing
- Antibiotic discs
- Anaerobic jar support
- Candle jar support
- Rapid test kits support
- Serology test kits
- Latex agglutination support
- Sterility testing support material
- Environmental swab collection support
- Hand hygiene audit material
- Biomedical waste training charts
- Microbiology teaching charts and models
- Museum specimens and display material
- Computer and reporting support
- Personal protective equipment
Diagnostic & Practical Areas
- Molecular diagnostic testing support
- Virology testing support
- Viral infection sample processing and reporting
- Gram staining
- Ziehl-Neelsen staining
- Wet mount examination
- KOH mount support
- Hanging drop demonstration
- Stool microscopy support
- Peripheral smear parasite demonstration
- Culture and sensitivity testing
- Urine culture
- Blood culture
- Pus and wound swab culture
- Sputum culture
- Throat swab culture
- Body fluid culture support
- Fungal culture support
- Serological testing support
- Rapid diagnostic test support
- Antibiotic susceptibility testing
- Environmental surveillance cultures
- OT swab culture support
- Water sample microbiological testing support
- Sterility testing support
- Infection control sample processing support
NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab
The NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab supports molecular diagnostic testing, viral infection testing, sample processing, quality-controlled reporting and infection-related diagnostic services with defined laboratory quality practices.
- NABL Accredited Molecular and Virology Lab
- Quality-focused molecular diagnostic testing support
- Viral infection testing and reporting support
- Sample processing under defined laboratory quality practices
- Internal quality control and documentation support
- Record maintenance and traceability support
- Biosafety and sample handling practices
- Timely communication of clinically significant reports
- Coordination with clinical departments and CCL
- Support for infection-related diagnostic decision-making
Hospital Infection Control
The Department of Microbiology plays an important role in Hospital Infection Control activities through surveillance, audits, staff training, environmental monitoring, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention practices.
- Hospital Infection Control Committee support
- Healthcare-associated infection surveillance
- Hand hygiene monitoring and training
- Biomedical waste management training
- Needle stick injury prevention awareness
- Sterilization and disinfection monitoring
- OT and ICU infection control support
- Environmental surveillance support
- Antibiotic policy support
- Antimicrobial stewardship activities
- Outbreak investigation support
- Isolation precaution training
- Standard precaution training
- PPE use and biosafety training
- Hospital infection control audit support
- Training of doctors, nurses, interns and hospital staff
Central Clinical Laboratory Support
The department supports Central Clinical Laboratory services by coordinating microbiological sample processing, molecular and virology sample processing, culture and sensitivity reporting, infectious disease testing, quality practices and communication with clinical departments.
- Microbiology sample receiving and processing coordination
- Molecular and virology sample processing coordination
- Culture and sensitivity reporting support
- Serology and infectious disease test support
- Coordination with clinical departments for sample interpretation
- Critical report communication support
- Sample rejection and quality control guidance
- Laboratory biosafety and quality practices
- Record maintenance and reporting support
- Coordination for blood, urine, sputum, pus and swab samples
- Support for infection-related hospital diagnostics
- Coordination with wards, ICUs, OTs and emergency services
- Turnaround time monitoring and quality improvement support
Microbiology Museum
- Microbiology charts and posters
- Bacterial morphology models
- Fungal morphology models
- Parasite models
- Culture plate demonstration material
- Antibiotic sensitivity demonstration material
- Staining technique charts
- Infection control charts
- Biomedical waste management charts
- Hand hygiene demonstration material
- Sterilization and disinfection displays
- Common infectious disease teaching material
- Specimen collection demonstration material
- Serology and immunology teaching aids
- Molecular and virology testing workflow teaching material
Academics & Research
- Lectures and practical demonstrations
- Small group teaching and tutorials
- Practical training in staining and microscopy
- Culture and antibiotic sensitivity demonstration
- Serology practical classes
- Molecular and virology laboratory orientation
- Museum-based learning
- Case-based discussion on infectious diseases
- Hospital Infection Control teaching and audits
- Central Clinical Laboratory orientation
- Biomedical waste and biosafety training
- Seminars and journal clubs
- Research activities and publication encouragement
- Integrated teaching with Medicine, Pathology, Community Medicine and Pharmacology
- Clinical microbiology report interpretation training
- Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship discussion
- Student record work and practical file guidance
"Microbiology connects diagnosis, infection control and rational patient care."