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श्री चित्रा तिरुनाल आयुर्विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, त्रिवेंद्रम

विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग, भारत सरकार के अधीन एक राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

An Institution of National Importance, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

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Dr. Dinoop K. P.

Associate Professor

Phone : Office: 0471-2524502, Residence: 0471-2595284, Mobile: 9486199476

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Academic Qualification Professional Record Publications

Academic Qualifications

Associateship (Medical Microbiology) - Royal College of Pathologists (FRC Path - Part 1), London, United Kingdom: 2013

D.N.B. (Microbiology) - National Board of Examinations (NBE), India: 2013-14

M.D. (Microbiology) - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India: 2012

M.B.B.S. - Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Pondicherry, India: 2009

Professional Record

Assistant Professor (Clinical Microbiology) - Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST): August 2018 - December 2021

Assistant Professor (Microbiology) - PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (PSG IMSR): January 2015 - August 2018

Senior Resident (Microbiology) - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER): December 2012 - December 2014

European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) observership grant 2022 - Awarded observership grant to visit to Antimicrobial Resistance and healthcare associated infections (AMRHAI) unit of UK Health Security Agency (UK-HSA), Colindale, London

Young Researcher Award in Clinical Microbiology - 4th Venus International Healthcare Awards (VIHA), 2021

Associateship award (Medical Microbiology) - Royal College of Pathologists, London, United Kingdom
Membership - National academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
Best research paper award: IATP National conference (TROPACON 2011: GMC, Nagpur)- Evaluation of real-time PCR in diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess
Invited Chairperson/Judge for postgraduate (M.D. Microbiology) poster presentation sessions in 2 national conferences: MICROCON 2015 - JIPMER & TROPACON 2016 - JIPMER
2 Quiz Prizes in IAMM National Conferences
First Prize - 36th IAMM Conference Quiz (2012) - LHMC, New Delhi
Second Prize - 34th IAMM Conference Quiz (2010) - Kolkata

Area of Interest

Clinical Microbiology
Infection control
Diagnostic stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship
Clinical & Translational research in cardiovascular and neuroinfectious diseases.

Current Activities

Patient care (Infectious diseases diagnosis and management)
Research (Clinical and Translational)
Member - Hospital Infection Control Committee (HICC)
Member - Infection Control Team (ICT)
Laboratory Quality Management

Patents

Patent filed (Indian): A test kit for the determination of procalcitonin (PCT) and the process thereof. Patent reference no: IPAIO197.Y20; Application no: 202041043487 dated 06.10.2020

Patent filed (Indian): Rapid detection of COVID-19 IgG/IgM antibodies using immunochromatographic technique. Patent reference no: IPCOV173.Y20; Application number: 202041015212 dated 07.04.2020

Membership

Member (Associate) - Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath), London, UK
Member - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Member - American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
Member - National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
Life member - Indian Medical Association
Life member - Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM)
Life member - Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology (IATP)
Life member - Academy of Clinical Microbiologists (ACM)

On-going Projects

Principal Investigator (PI): Role of novel Biomarkers and clinical Scoring systems in predicting progression to Sepsis in infected post-Cardiac Surgery patients (BioSSCaS study) - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Rs. 8,77 lakhs; SCTIMST hospital seed fund grant: Rs. 4.78 lakhs; January 2021 - December 2023

Clinical Principal Investigator (PI): Point-of-care device for sepsis management (Procalcitonin - based) - Technical Research Centre (TRC) Department of Science & Technology (DST): Rs. 40 lakhs; 2020 - 2023

Projects Completed

Principal Investigator (PI): A prospective cohort study on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion catheter-related infections in a tertiary referral neurosurgical care center - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Rs. 21,29,400; October 2020 - September 2022

Training

Liverpool Neurological Infectious Diseases Course (Neuro ID Virtual course 2021) - University of Liverpool (Brain Infections Group)

Organisational Activities

Organising Secretary: Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CMID 2020): co-organised by SCTIMST and ACM (Academy of Clinical Microbiologists) - February 2020

Organising Secretary: CME on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in a superspecialty setting - Facing the future (SCTIMST) - March 2019

Team

Hospital Infection Control Committee (HICC)

Infection Control Team (ICT)

Comprehensive Neuro-Intensive Care Team

Books and Journals edited

Editorial Board member (Assistant Editor) - Opinions in Medical Sciences, Technology and Health (OMSTH) [Journal publication of SCTIMST]: 2022-2025

Editorial Board member (Assistant Editor) - Journal of The Academy of Clinical Microbiologists (JACM): 2020 - 2023

Editorial Board member (Assistant Editor) - Tropical Parasitology: 2013-2018

Invited talks

International Brain Research Organisation - Asia Pacific Regional Committee (IBRO-APRC 2019): Role of Brain-Gut-Microbiome axis in neurological disorders: Emerging trends; organised by IBRO and SCTIMST

Publications

Article

Raja K, Ponnambath DK, Kaviyil JE, Biju S, Impact of a single intervention as part of a antimicrobial stewardship in a surgical unit of a tertiary-care referral center for neurosurgery, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023, 3(1):S1, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.4

Ponnambath DK, Khimji PB, Kaviyil JE, Raja K, Abraham M, Thomas B., A Rare Case Of Cerebellar Abscess Due To Listeria monocytogenes In An Elderly Patient With Ulcerative Colitis, Neurology India, 2022, 70:1692-3

Raja K, Mukhopadhyay C, Shetty AK, Chinnan JP, Sudarsana J, Ponnambath DK, et al. , Detection and reporting of Carbapenemase producing Gram negative bacilli in Clinical Microbiology: A survey of practices in laboratories across India, J Acad Clin Microbiol , 2022, 24(2):55-62

Ponnambath DK, Kaviyil JE, Raja K, Kesavapisharady K, Thomas B, Narasimhaiah D, Sehgal R, Kaur U, An unusual guest in an unusual location of the brain of a rural tribal man, J Acad Clin Microbiol , 2022, 24:44-7

Kaviyil JE, Ponnambath DK, Sasidharan B, Vidyadharan P, Raja K, Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, a HACEK group pathogen as a cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis, J Acad Clin Microbiol , 2022, 24:41-3

Lotlikar R, Menon RN, Thomas B, Poyuran R, Narasimhaiah D, Ponnambath DK, MOG?Antibody Mediated Clinically Isolated Syndrome after COVID?19 in a Post Partum Woman? A Veritable `Double Hit?!, Neurology India, 2022, 70:1281?2

Sundaram S., Ponnambath D.K., Nair S.S. , Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Neurological Disorders, Human Microbiome. Springer, Singapore, 2022, In: Thomas S. (eds)

Rosenthal V D, Duszynska W, Ider B, Raja K, Ponnambath DK, S Biju et al, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2013-2018, Adult and Pediatric Units, Device-associated Module, American Journal of Infection Control, 2021, S0196-6553(21)00272-8, 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.077

Ponnambath DK, Gopalakrishnan A, Pillai VV, Kaviyil JE, Raja K., Clinical Profile of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis due to Candida parapsilosis: A 11-year Retrospective Observational Study from a Quaternary Cardiac Referral Institute in India, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2021, 25(8):860-865, 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23915

Pavankumar Rudrabhatla, Sruthi S. Nair, Jithin George, Sabarish Sekar, Dinoop Korol Ponnambath, Isolated Myelitis and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess in Melioidosis - A Case Report, The Neurohospitalist, 2021, , https://doi.org/10.1177/19418744211025386

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Poyuran R, Ponnambath DK, Vilanilam GC, Chandrasekharan K, Narasimhaiah D, Mycobacterial spindle cell pseudotumour of the brain in an immunocompetent adult, Pathology, 2021, S0031302521000799

Maya V, Kaviyil JE, Ponnambath DK, Nair RP, Bhatt A, Pilankatta R, et al, Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of developed rapid SARS-COV-2 IgG antibody test kit using novel diluent system., Virus disease, 2021, 1-7

Raja K, Kaviyil JE, Ponnambath DK, Biju S, Containment of COVID-19 outbreaks in a non-COVID hospital ? An experience;, J Acad Clin Microbiol, 2021, 23:34-7

Bhattacharya S, Joy V M, Goel G, Nath S R, Raja K, Ponnambath D K et al, Antimicrobial stewardship programme from policies to practices: A survey of antimicrobial stewardship programme practices from 25 centres in India, J Acad Clin Microbiol, 2019, 21(1):4-9, 10.4103/jacm.jacm_17_19

Mathew RR, Ponnambath DK, Mandal J, Roy G, Enteric Pathogen profile and Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour about food hygiene among food handlers in a tertiary health care center, International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 2019, 9(3):60-65, 10.5530/ijmedph.2019.3.16

Ponnambath DK, Khimji PB, Kaviyil JE, Raja K, Vilanilam GC, Thomas B., First report of intracranial epidermoid cyst infection and brain abscess caused by Salmonella Paratyphi A, J Acad Clin Microbiol, 2019, 21:85-88, 10.4103/jacm.jacm_31_19

Kaviyil JE, Pitchai S, Ponnambath DK, Raja K, A rare case of mycotic aneurysm due to Salmonella Enteritidis, J Acad Clin Microbiol, 2019, 21:94-96, 10.4103/jacm.jacm_27_19

Hassan H, Ponnambath DK, Raja K, Post-operative infective endocarditis with aortic root abscess due to Mycobacterium abscessus, J Acad Clin Microbiol, 2019, 21:89-93, 10.4103/jacm.jacm_28_19

Ponnambath DK, Priyadharshini M, Boppe A, Non Lactational Breast Abscess due to Actinomyces odontolyticus: First Case Report from Asia, J Clin Diagn Res, 2018, 12(4): DD01-03, http://www.jcdr.net/article_abstract.asp?issn=0973-709x&year=2018&month=April&volume=12&issue=4&page=DD01-DD03&id=11354

Parija SC, Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Halder A, Ethical Dilemmas and Etiquettes of Scientific Publication, Writing and Publishing a Scientific Research Paper, 2017, 185-195, https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tLQuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189&lpg=PA189&dq=Ethical+Dilemmas+and+Etiquettes+of+Scientific+Publication.+Writing+and+Publishing+a+Scientific+Research+Paper.+Singapore:+Springe

Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Parija SC, Ethics of translational medical research, Trop Parasitol, 2017, 2017;7(2):62-4., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652056/

Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Parija SC, Bioethics: A brief review, Trop Parasitol, 2017, 7(1):5-7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369276/

Dinoop KP, Swaran KM, Appalaraju B, Karthikeyan S, Clinico-mycological and antifungal susceptibility profiles of candiduria in a tertiary care hospital from South India., Nat J Lab Med, 2017, 6:MO07-MO12, http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/2254/28472_CE(VSU)_F(AK)_PF1(VSU_GG)_PFA(VSU_GG)_PF2(VSU_GG).pdf

Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Parija SC, Ethics of scientific publication, Trop Parasitol, 2016, 6(2):100-2, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048695/

Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Parija SC, Utilitarian and deontological ethics in medicine, Trop Parasitol, 2016, 6(1):5-7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26998430

Dinoop KP, Parija SC, Mandal J, Swaminathan RP, Narayanan P., Comparison of nested-multiplex, Taqman & SYBR Green real-time PCR in diagnosis of amoebic liver abscess in a tertiary health care institute in India. Indian J Med Res 2016;143(1):49?56. (IF: 1.532), Indian J Med Res, 2016, 143(1):49-56., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822369/

Mandal J, Dinoop KP, Parija SC, Microethics in medical education and practice, Trop Parasitol, 2015, 5(2):86-7, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629449

Mandal J, Dinoop KP, Parija SC, Ethics of international collaboration, Trop Parasitol, 2015, 5(1):6-8., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326997/

Parija SC, Dinoop KP, Venugopal H, Diagnosis and management of human babesiosis, Trop Parasitol, 2015, 5(2):88-93., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557163/

Parija SC, Dinoop KP, Venugopal H, Management of granulomatous amebic encephalitis., Trop Parasitol, 2015, 5(1):23-8., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4326989/

Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Bhosale NK, Das A, Novel strain of Shigella dysenteriae serotype 7 from India, New Microbes New Infect, 2015, 7:97-9., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552805/

Bhaskar M, Dinoop KP, Mandal J, Characterization of ceftriaxone-resistant Aeromonas spp. isolates from stool samples of both children and adults in Southern India, J Health Popul Nutr, 2015, 33(1):26, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025982/

Parija SC, Mandal J, Ponnambath DK, Laboratory methods of identification of Entamoeba histolytica and its differentiation from look-alike Entamoeba spp., Trop Parasitol, 2014, 4(2):90-5., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25250228

Parija SC, Ponnambath DK, Laboratory diagnosis of Taenia asiatica in humans and animals., Trop Parasitol, 2013, 3(2):120-4., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24470995

Mandal J, Dinoop KP, Parija SC, Increasing antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae OI biotype E1 tor strains isolated in a tertiary-care centre in India., J Health Popul Nutr, 2012, 30(1):12-6, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22524114