Name
: DR. SARUMATHI. D
Designation
: Assistant Professor
Medical Registration Number
: TNMC - 117673
Academic Qualification
: MBBS, MD, DNB, PDF (Hosp. Infection control), CIC, MNAMS
Areas of Interest
Hospital infection control, Antimicrobial Stewardship,
Bacteriology
Publications
: 45
Publications
| S.No |
Publications |
| 1 |
Dhandapani S, Rajshekar D, Priyadarshi K, Krishnamoorthi S, Sundaramurthy R, Madigubba H, Sastry AS, Cherian A, Chetak KB, Joe G, Raksha K. Comparison of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in Intensive care units and wards of COVID-19: A large scale multicentric study in India. American Journal of Infection Control. 2023;51(3):304-12. |
| 2 |
Dhandapani S, Raja K, Priyadarshi K, Sastry AS. Implementation of surgical site infection care bundle in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgeries. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2024; 51: 100670. |
| 3 |
Dhandapani S, Priyadarshi K, Rajshekar D, Sivaradjy M, Madigubba H, Sastry AS. The role of cascade reporting integrated with breakpoint to minimum inhibitory concentration quotient (minimum inhibitory concentration therapeutic index) and minimum inhibitory concentration guiding table on clinical microbiology reporting of culture-proven bloodstream infections. J Curr Res Sci Med. 2023;9:104-12. |
| 4 |
Priyadarshi K, Dhandapani S, Husain U, Sastry AS. Pathogen-Directed Antimicrobial Stewardship Audit Rounds: Evaluation of an Objectively Planned, Clinical Microbiology-Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach to Influence Antimicrobial Prescriptions of Prescribers. Cureus. 2024;16(9). |
| 5 |
Dhandapani S, Sistla S, Gunalan A, Manoharan M, Sugumar M, Sastry AS. In-vitro synergistic activity of colistin and meropenem against clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant E.coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae by checkerboard method. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2021;39(1):6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2020.10.018. Epub 2020 Dec 30. PMID: 33516606. |
Awards
| S.No |
Awards |
| 1 |
1. Winner of first prize in National level quiz competition at Microcon 2019 held in Mumbai, conducted by Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. |
| 2 |
Winner of first prize in poster competition at ASPICON 2021, conducted by AIIMS, Patna. |
| 3 |
Awarded Certified in Infection control by Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Arlington (USA). |
Other achievements
| S.No |
Other achievements |
| 1 |
Published a textbook titled ‘Essentials of Microbiology for postgraduate’ (Volume-2), First edition, 2025. |
| 2 |
Co-Editor of textbook titled ‘Essentials of Antimicrobial Stewardship’, First Edition, 2023 |
| 3 |
Co-Editor of textbook titled ‘Essentials of Antimicrobial Stewardship’, Second Edition, 2024. |
| 4 |
Served as Regional coordinator in 3 National Multicentric projects supported by World Health organization (WHO), India.. |
| 5 |
Lifetime member of several associations such as Indian association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM), Indian Association of Tropical Parasitology (IATP), Hospital Infection Society of India (HISI). |
| 6 |
Global outreach member of American Society of Microbiology (ASM). |
| 7 |
Supporting member of World society of virology. |
