Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Article	Citations
Blood borne infections and Hepatitis B virus immunization levels among medical students in India	53
Exploring the use of Congo red agar in improving the serotyping of non-serotypeable Shigella with In-silico evidence	51
Table of Contents	42
Mycotic aneurysm by Bacteroides fragilis presenting as fever of unknown origin	20
Role of nurse: Patient ratio as a factor in hand hygiene compliance in a tertiary care hospital in North India: Perception versus reality	19
Investigation of the presence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in immunosuppressed patients with diarrhea by IFA and real time PCR methods	18
Changing epidemiological trend of Aeromonas species and ciprofloxacin sensitivity in South India	18
Genome sequence of pan drug-resistant enteroaggregative Escherichia coli belonging to ST38 clone from India, an emerging EAEC/UPEC hybrid pathotype	18
Molecular Metamorphosis and clinical ramifications: A study of sequence variants in acute bacterial meningitis	15
Molecular profiling of virulence determinants and antimicrobial resistance in MRSA isolates from HIV-infected and non-HIV individuals	14
Development of an enhanced LAMP-based method for early identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae through LytA gene amplification	14
Editorial Board	12
Molecular characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi causing fatal scrub typhus in a young male affected by so-called “mystery fever” in North India	12
Pulmonary tuberculosis and neurologic melioidosis coinfection-first case report from Madurai	12
Mapping cervical microbiome diversity and inflammatory milieu and its perturbation in asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and Candida infections: Insights from a community clinic in Mumbai	12
Tinea universalis due to Trichophyton indotineae in an adult male	12
Varied synergistic activity of colistin and polymyxin B with meropenem, rifampicin and tigecycline: An in vitro study on carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from India	12
A hospital-based epidemiological study of the genes coding for carbapenemase production among carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter isolates in India	11
Circulation of a single hepatitis A virus genotype IIIA with two distinct clusters in different states of India	11
Aims and Scope	11
Rising trend of symptomatic infections due to Hepatitis A virus infection in adolescent and adult age group: An observational study from a tertiary care liver institute in India	11
Outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia in an intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital identified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis	11
Genomic insights into carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae reveal co-occurrence of resistance and virulence determinants in India	11
Current trends in antimicrobial resistance of ESKAPEEc pathogens from bloodstream infections – Experience of a tertiary care centre in North India	11
Strategically reducing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii through PDCA cycle-driven antibiotic management	11

Influence of COVID-19 over seasonal influenza activity in southern India	10
Diagnostic utility of LAMP PCR targeting bcsp-31 gene for human brucellosis infection	9
A fatal misidentification: Burkholderia pseudomallei misidentified as Acinetobacter spp	9
The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 395 non-susceptible to carbapenems and colistin from Turkey	9
Table of Contents	9
Corrigendum to “Mycoplasma pneumoniae among children hospitalized in a tertiary hospital with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections” [Indian J Med Microbiol 53 (2025) 100781]	8
Cow dung, COVID-19, and mucormycosis … more damned lies	8
Evaluation of an in-house PCR for diagnosing scrub typhus along with a preliminary study of genotypic characterization of Orientia tsutshugamushi circulating in Chhattisgarh: A prospective clinico-mic	8
Comparative evaluation of colistin broth disc elution (CBDE) and broth microdilution (BMD) in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with special reference to heteroresistance	8
The mystery behind a 1000 day fever in a young male	8
Seroepidemiological and genomic investigation of SARS-CoV-2 spread in North East region of India	8
Delhi's network for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: The journey, challenges and output from first year	8
A study on candiduria in neonates and infants from a tertiary care center, North India	8
Phenotypic and genomic characterization of a small colony variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urine of a prostate cancer case	8
Enhancing the diagnostic and surveillance framework for acute encephalitis syndrome in resource-limited settings	8
Pulmonary nocardiosis: Risk factors and species distribution from a high burden centre	8
Keratitis due to Lasiodiplodia theobromae successfully treated with voriconazole: A case series from Assam	8
Comparative evaluation of practical in-vitro methods for testing synergy between ceftazidime-avibactam and aztreonam against metallo-β-lactamase and serine carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales spe	8
Cytomegalovirus reactivation in a SARS-CoV-2 infected woman experiencing fetal demise in the first trimester with fetal trisomy 21: A case report	7
Diagnosis of mucormycosis from nasal swabs using commercial PCR platforms; a feasible alternative?	7
Performance of EAST in diagnosing inhalant allergens in children with allergic rhinitis	7
A rare encounter: Tuberculous pyomyositis in an immunosuppressed post-transplant patient	7
High public demand and acceptance of newer vaccines in private sector immunisation in Vellore, South India: Implications for India's national immunisation program	7
Immunogenicity, safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine: Correspondence	7
Impact of care bundle audit on compliance to device care bundles and device associated infections in the Critical Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital, Southern India – A before-after interventional	7
A co-infection of Pneumocystis jirovecii and Lophomonas blattarum causing pneumonia in a patient with adenocarcinoma of lung	7
Diagnostic accuracy of urinary lipoarabinomannan antigen detection for the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in HIV negative population	7
Beyond the usual suspects: A case report of multi-etiological and multidrug-resistant Candida onychomycosis	7
Fasciolopsis buski isolated from human host, India has distinct clade based on nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences	7
Syndromic panel testing- Understanding epidemiology of paediatric diarrhoea to augment antimicrobial stewardship in tertiary health care set-up	7
Adult cutaneous diphtheria by non-toxicogenic strain: Case report and review of literature	6
Human papillomavirus infection in non-cervical sites in India	6
Pattern of InhA and KatG mutations in isoniazid mono resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Odisha	6
Comparative evaluation of Vitek®2 and broth microdilution method for colistin susceptibility testing of Gram-negative isolates from intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital	6
Enterobius vermicularis and Helicobacter pylori coinfection in a geriatric patient on long-term steroids: A case report	6
Forensic Microbiology in India: A missing piece in the puzzle of criminal investigation system	6
Effect of electric current in viability, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A systematic review	6
Comprehensive analysis of virulence profile and antimicrobial resistance profile of Shigella spp.– over an 8-year study period	6
Table of Contents	6
Strengthening antimicrobial stewardship activities in secondary and primary public healthcare facilities in India: Insights from a qualitative study with stakeholders	6
Current deadly dengue outbreak and serotype displacements in Bangladesh in 2023	6
Ralstonia pickettii bacteremia: A retrospective review of records	6
Insights into changing patterns of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in North India	6
Editorial Board	6
Seroprevalence of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Kashmir: A community-based study using indirect immunofluorescence assay	5
"The nexus of extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and intensive care: Elucidating propagation patterns to fortify infection control measures"	5
Aims and Scope	5
Isolate profiling and geographical distribution of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis cases presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Jodhpur, India	5
Acrophialophora jodhpurensis and Nocardia in idiopathic bronchiectasis: Colonizers or culprits?’	5
Table of Contents	5

Influence of Hepatitis C virus genotype and other factors on the viral load	5
In vitro activity of the newly approved antimicrobial agent Cefiderocol against Carbapenem resistant Gram negative clinical isolates	5
Pseudoparalysis paradox: Think of ‘SCORTCH’	5
Impact of improving infection control and antibiotic stewardship practices on nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance in an oncology centre from India	5
Rapid identification of carbapenemases and in vitro synergy testing of ceftazidime-avibactam with aztreonam in extensively drug-resistant gram-negative pathogens: Establishing the realm of promise	5
‘Effectiveness of various sulbactam-based combination antibiotic therapy in the management of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a tertiary care	5
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Incidental Pulmonary Hydatidosis masquerading as Constitutional Symptoms	5
Current surge of COVID-19 infection in China and its impact on India	5
An interesting report of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases by two different species of Mucorales	5
Temporal burden of WHO Critical-priority Enterobacteriaceae in the infant gut during early life influenced by maternal postpartum antibiotic exposure	5
Current trend of biapenem susceptibility and disc diffusion breakpoints in Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa	5
Pestalotiopsis, a rare cause of mycetoma; A case report	5
Aims and Scope	5
The synergy between ceftazidime/avibactam and aztreonam against metallo-beta-lactamase positive isolates from an oncology center in eastern India	5
Recurrent MALDI-TOF MS identification failure for Sphingomonas paucimobilis from blood cultures: A single-center observation	5
Editorial Board	5
Threat of monkeypox: Correspondence	5
Utility of quantitative loop mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) assay for the diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)	5
Synergy testing of ceftazidime-avibactam and aztreonam combination by two different methods	5
Candidozyma auris: Identification, antifungal susceptibility, and caspofungin-induced paradoxical growth	5
Comparison of intra-assay and inter-assay reproducibility and positive detection times of two different (BacT/Alert 3D and Autobio BC) commercial blood culture systems	5
Digital gangrene without sclerodactyly in the presence of anticentromere antibodies: A unique presentation of scleroderma	5
Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare workers and identification of viral genomic correlates of transmissibility and vaccine break through infection: A retrospective observational study f	5
Exploring the necessity of molecular detection for Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp equisimilis: Often misdiagnosed, and emerging pathogen	5
Candida infections in COVID-19 patients: A review of prevalence, risk factors, and mortality	5
Editorial Board	5
Aquatic whispers: Decoding skin manifestation of Aeromonas hydrophila	4
Diptheroids can cause nosocomial UTI and be multidrug resistant: A case report of Corynebacterium striatum, first from India	4
Brain abscess caused by Scedosporium boydii in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient: A case report and literature review	4
Antimicrobial resistance in genital Mycoplasmas infections	4
Burden of biocide resistance among multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from various clinical specimens in a tertiary care hospital	4
Strongyloides causing diarrhea in a Hepatitis B carrier patient: A case report and review of literature	4
Clinical and Virological insights into acute primary Dengue infection from a Northeast Indian frontier state: A cross sectional study	4
Delayed identification of treatment failure causes high levels of acquired drug resistance and less future drug options among HIV-1-infected South Indians	4
Musculoskeletal melioidosis-a retrospective review of 22 cases from a tertiary care centre in South Tamilnadu	4
Evaluation of T and B cell immunophenotyping and antibody response to Covid-19 vaccine: Comment	4
HPV vaccines – A game changer for preventing HPV-related cancers	4
Tn5406, a staphylococcal transposon associated with macrolide-lincosamide-streptograminb resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus	4
Serial active surveillance cultures of children admitted to a medical pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital: A prospective observational study	4
First autochthonous case of cutaneous leishmaniasis from Gujarat—a non-endemic area in India	4
Pertussis in India: Vaccine-driven evolution, waning immunity, and the urgent need for Tdap boosters	4
Community Acquired Sphingomonas paucimobilis: Instigator or an Innocent Bystander	4
Impact of conducting hand hygiene audit in COVID-19 care locations of India—A large scale national multicentric study – HHAC study	4
Clinico-microbiological profile of Burkholderia pseudomallei infections in a tertiary care hospital in South India	4
Letter to the editor	4
Invasive aspergillosis in a child without any identifiable risk factors	4
Invasive Corynebacterium striatum infection: A case of concurrent isolation from blood and cerebrospinal fluid	4
Possible impact of revisions in disc diffusion breakpoints for aminoglycosides and piperacillin/tazobactam in the 33rd edition of CLSI M100 document on clinical reporting and use in Indian settings wi	4
Discovery of HCV vaccine: Where do we stand?	4
Cerebral sparganosis masquerading brain neoplasm: A rare incidental case	4
Recurrent sternal wound infection caused by Gordonia bronchialis after open heart surgery	4
Rational test selection in immunology laboratory: Investigating the utility of repeated antinuclear antibody tests	4
Indian microbiology EQAS registered laboratory’s capacity building and infection control practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Lessons learnt and gaps identified	4
Pk Pd and antibiotic of choice	4
Aeromonas dhakensis - A red alert in blood cultures!	4
Salmonella enterica serovar Give causing brain abscess and bacteremia: A case report	4
Fungal-associated pneumonia in patients with hematological malignancies	4
Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales: Predicting clinical outcomes in bloodstream infections	4
A novel case of Vibrio bacteremia in an immune-competent patient	4
Aims and Scope	4
Unveiling the uncommon: A rare case report of osteomyelitis caused by Enterococcus avium	4
Use of different stains for microscopic evaluation for the diagnosis of Pythium keratitis	4
Promoter methylation of APC, P16, and WT1 genes among high-risk HPV infected women of North-Eastern states of India	4
Risk factors and clinical outcomes in patients with colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: A retrospective analysis	4
Molecular epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Karnataka, India in 2022	4
Minimum inhibitory concentration of doxycycline for Vibrio parahaemolyticus	4
Three waves, three vaccines, three COVID-19 infections - Saga of a frontline health care worker during the pandemic	4
Approach towards surveillance-based diagnosis of acute respiratory illness in India: Expert recommendations	3
Macrolides versus other antibiotics in pediatric scrub typhus: A meta-analysis	3
The enigmatic voyage of pneumococcal carriage: Unraveling the risk factors in pediatric populations -- A scoping review	3
Unveiling misidentified Staphylococcus argenteus in clinical infections: Findings from a tertiary hospital in Karnataka	3
Candida glabrata associated primary pleuro-pulmonary infections: A report of two cases	3
Sputnik V vaccine-related complications and its impression on inflammatory biomarkers in healthcare providers	3
Concordance of dengue viral load with disease severity and different clinical manifestations: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Dissemination of multidrug-resistant community-associated MRSA and emergence of LA-MRSA, in a healthcare setting	3
Papulaspora equi keratitis in an infant	3
Molecular characterization of coxsackievirus A24 variants isolated from an outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis	3
Aims and Scope	3
Performance of Cepheid CT/NG Xpert rapid PCR test for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at a tertiary care centre in North India	3
Disseminated cerebral cryptococcoma mimicking glioblastoma - A case report.”	3

A retrospective analysis on seroprevalence of acute viral hepatitis observed among dengue patients attending a tertiary care centre in central India	3
Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2: A population based seroepidemiological analysis	3
Identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in an HIV-negative bronchiectasis patient with respiratory infection based on metagenomic next-generation sequencing: A case report	3
Antimicrobial resistance in blood culture proven sepsis in outborn and inborn neonates	3
Malaria a culprit of Gullian Barre Syndrome (GBS): A case report	3
New design and optimization of an in-house quantitative TaqMan Real-Time PCR-based assay for the detection and monitoring of occult hepatitis B virus (genotype A-J) infection	3
Editorial Board	3
A case report of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following chikungunya virus infection: Insights into post-viral immune dysregulation	3
Diagnostic accuracy of truenat MTB plus for the detection of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis	3
The importance of stool antigen test in the diagnosis and management of Helicobacter pylori infections	3
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing (tNGS) for detection of drug-resistant tuberculous meningitis: Is this sequencing technology ready for prime time?	3
Fever in the returning traveler	3
Approach to fever in children	3
Analysing the clinical knowledge of ChatGPT in medical microbiology in the undergraduate medical examination	3
Evaluation of phenotypic assays for the detection of penicillinase-producing Staphylococcus aureus in clinical laboratories	3
Hepatosplenic abscess due to Burkholderia pseudomallei-a retrospective review of nineteen cases from a tertiary care centre in South India	3
Out of Sight, Should not be out of mind: A perplexing case of Malaria	3
Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis during Covid-19 pandemic- a prospective observational study	3
False positivity of cryptococcal LFA: A diagnostic challenge	3
Unmasking a looming crisis: Escalating MIC of last resort drugs against MRSA isolates from a tertiary care hospital in Central India	3
Defining drug resistance beyond rifampicin: use of Xpert® MTB/XDR assay in tuberculous meningitis	3
Acute post-operative panophthalmitis by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum: A rare presentation	3
Outbreak investigation of Dengue like fever in rural area of Rajasthan	3
Outbreak of leptospirosis caused by Leptospira wolffii with HAV coinfections in lower Assam, Northeast India in 2024: Clinical impact and public health implications	3
Evaluation of in-vitro colistin susceptibility and clinical profile of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae related invasive infections	3
Whole-genome sequence analysis of cefiderocol-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from cefiderocol treatment-naïve patients	3
Effectiveness of sample pooling strategies for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: Specimen pooling vs. RNA elutes pooling	3
Orbital myiasis secondary to neglected medial canthal basal cell carcinoma caused by Chrysomya bezziana	3
Species identification and antifungal susceptibility pattern of oral Candida isolates in pemphigus vulgaris: results from a case-control study	3
In-vitro susceptibility of cefiderocol and other comparators in carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli: A study from India	3
In-vitro efficacy of levonadifloxacin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates	3
Fatal case of Leptospira wolffii infection in Sikkim, India: An autochthonous case from a new geographical region	3