Overview:
In the current era when different infections are emerging the need for Infectious diseases specialists is eminent, especially in a country like India where infections are still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
Mission:
To improve patient care by fighting infectious diseases through early diagnosis and timely appropriate treatment. Also to educate patients for prevention of infections.
Objectives:
To provide high-quality patient care with evidence-based medicine to patients with infections.
To guide during the management of infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics.
To promote research in Infectious diseases to generate Indian data.
Areas of Interest:
1. Community-acquired infections like:
- Pneumonia (COVID-19, H1N1, Bacterial Pneumonia)
- Tropical fevers - Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid, Leptospirosis, scrub typhus
- Evaluation of Pyrexia of unknown origin
- Recurrent Infections
2. Hospital-acquired infections
3. Infections with drug-resistant organisms
4. Invasive fungal infections
5. Infections in high-risk patients
- Cancer Patients
- Patients with organ (kidney, heart, liver, lung) transplants
- Patients with bone marrow transplant / leukemia
- Patients on steroids and hemodialysis
6. Tuberculosis: diagnosis and treatment of sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis affecting lungs, brain, and other organs.
7. HIV: Immediate and long-term management of HIV positive individuals, treatment, and prevention of other HIV associated infections. Management of other sexually transmitted infections.
8. Prosthesis related infections:
- Joint and other orthopedic implant-related infections
- Infection of other prostheses - artificial heart valves, cardiac leads
9. Adult vaccination for various preventable infections in adults, especially in high-risk candidates.
10. Travel medicine for advice regarding preventive measures, vaccines according to their travel. Infections after returning from travel.
11. Hospital Infection prevention and control
