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Kirti

Editorial Board Member

Dr. Kirti Nirmal

  • Address : Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, India
  • E-Mail : doctorkirtinirmal@gmail.com

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Introduction


Dr Kirti Nirmal Associate professor Department of Microbiology UCMS & GTBH-Delhi 95. Academic- Participating in teaching activities in the department.Involving in preparing teaching, seminar and journal club roaster. Involved in teaching undergraduate (3rd/5th Semester) & postgraduate students; conducting practical and tutorial classes, undergraduate lectures, MD students’ practical classes and academic discussions, postgraduate classes of allied and clinical subjects (MLT, nursing, dental classes), guiding MD students as a co supervisor. Participating in hands-on workshops in the department. Serving as speaker or guest speaker in conferences and workshops. Actively involved as a member in various teaching institution committee like NAAC, Curriculum committee, NMC inspection committee. Executive member of teacher association of UCMS. Various professional MBBS examination and non-teaching examination invigilated. Review various manuscripts in different journals.Research and Publication- Writing scientific papers and book chapters; MD course thesis work as a co supervisor; involved in journal presentation & postgraduate student seminars; attending conferences, workshops and delivering lectures.Diagnostics: Seat In charge of Blood culture and Anaerobic culture seat Bacteriology laboratory along with its antimicrobial stewardship programme of the department of microbiology, Nodal officer of external quality assurance programme of Microbiology. Organising and Attending meetings of Clinical Microbiology NICU rounds -blood culture seat, routine laboratory work, reporting of blood and anaerobic clinical samples on daily basis.


AFFILIATION


Associate Professor

Department of Microbiology

University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital

Tahirpur Rd, GTB Enclave, Dilshad Garden

Delhi

India

110095

Email : doctorkirtinirmal@gmail.com


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RESEARCH INTERESTS


# Area
1. Anaerobic Infections
2. Antimicrobial Resistance
3. Antimicrobial Stewardship
4. Blood Stream Infections
5. Neonatal Septicaemia
6. Sexually Transmitted Infection

PAPERS PUBLISHED


# Article Title Year
1. Vidushi Singh, N. P. Singh, Kirti Nirmal, Shukla Das, Bineeta Kashyap, Prateek Singh, Prerna Batra and Asha Tyagi. 2023. A study on the Prevalence of ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated from the Blood Culture Specimens of Various Intensive Care Units Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 12(3): 203-213. 2023
2. Das S, Nirmal K, Gupta C, Jain C, Gupta N, Arora V, et al. COVID associated fungal sinusitis: An experience from a tertiary care hospital. Clinical Otolaryngology. 2023 2023
3. Gupta P, Nirmal K, Singh NP, Misra V. The changing bacteriological profile of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital – Emergence of Citrobacter septicemia. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2023;9(1):1-5. 2023
4. Nirmal, K., Saini, V., Ahmad, N., & Pal Singh, N. (2023). Assessment of blood culture and tube agglutination serology test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever amongst malaria-negative patients: a one-year hospital-based study. Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings, 11(1). 2023
5. Nirmal K., Ganga S, Meena. M. K, Das S., Singh NP. 2023.” Microbiological profile and air quality indoor effects in the operation theatres of a tertiary care hospital: An impact on disease burden". Int J Cur Reas; 15, (08), 25462-25465 2023
6. Nirmal K, Singh N.P, Sarkar Kr, Goyal Nisha, Gangar S, Dwivedi AN. Colistin Susceptibility Testing by Colistin Broth Disk Elution MIC Method among Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Blood Culture Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Setting, East Delhi, India. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2023;33(5):743 2023
7. Nirmal K, Gangar S. Rotaviral Diseases and Their Implications. Viral Outbreaks - Global Trends and Perspectives [Working Title] [Internet]. 2023 Jan 11; 2023
8. Nirmal K, Das S, Kashyap B, Mohapatra S, Jothisri L, Srivastava S, Singh N.P. Clinico-microbiological profile of neonatal sepsis among babies born to COVID-19 positive mothers: A study from dedicated COVID tertiary care center. Eastern J Med Sci. 2022;7(1):1-7. 2022
9. Kashyap B., Nirmal K, Utility of rapid chromatographic Immunoassay to rule out typhoid Fever among malaria negative patients. Trop Doc 5 (1): 1-5, 2022. 2022
10. Kashyap B., Nirmal K, Singh K., Singh N.P. Microbiological and Clinico-Demographic Correlation of Candida Isolates from Health Care Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Study from a COVID Dedicated Tertiary Health Care Centre; Inter J Sci Res: 11 (4), 2022 2022
11. Mukim Y, Nirmal K, Jain C, Das S, Singh NP. Analysis of bloodstream infections and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a COVID-19 dedicated centre: Six months hospital-based study. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2022;8(2):1-5. 2022
12. Kashyap B, Singh NP, Nirmal K, Meena MK. Uropathogens and the antibiogram profile from a tertiary care hospital: A 2-month study post conversion of a COVID dedicated center to a nonCOVID one. Indian J Med Spec 2022;13:169-75. 2022
13. Nirmal K., Saini V., Singh NP. Antibacterial Resistance Menace: A Global Cause of Concern? Inter J of Clin Sci Med Res 2022; 9 (2): 71-77. 2022
14. Nirmal K, Saini V.,, Jothisri L., Singh N.P, Das S, “Phenotypic detection of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales from Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method amongst gram-negative blood culture clinical isolates”, Int J Med Sci Inno Res. 2022;7 (5): 193 – 203. 2022
15. Saini V, Nirmal K, Ahmad N, Das S, Singh NP. Microbiological profile and their antibiogram of bloodstream infections amongst first and second surge of the COVID 19 patients in a tertiary care hospital. J Family Med Prim Care 2022;11:7367-71. 2022
16. Kirti Nirmal, Swati Nirmal, Rohit Chawla and Baveja, C. P. 2021. Evaluation of HiCrome Candida Differential Agar for Identification of Candida Isolated from Various Clinical Specimens. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 10(08): 341-350. 2021
17. Kumar S., Nirmal K., Saigal R S. and Indu Bala Garg. 2021. Antibiotic Susceptibility Trends in Blood Culture Isolates over a Period of One Year in a Tertiary Care Center: Hospital Based Study. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 10(02): xx-xx. 2021
18. Singhal, S., Hasan, N., Nirmal, K. et al. Bioavailable turmeric extract for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, non-inferiority trial versus paracetamol. Trials 22, 105 (2021). 2021
19. Nirmal K, Manchanda V, Aggarwal P. Trend of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Vibrio cholera Strains Isolated in Indian Children’s during 2008-2016. J Commun Dis 2021; 53(1): 1-5. 2021
20. Nirmal K., Nirmal S., Aggarwal P., Manchanda V., performance of in-house antibiotic disc in comparison to automated system vitek-2 compact system for gram negative organisms. 20 april - 2021;10 (4). 2277 – 8179. 2021
21. Sharma S, Achra A, Venugopal A, Deepak D, Nirmal K, Kansra S, et al. Clinical spectrum, transmission dynamics, outcome and hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis in COVID‑19 positive health care workers at a tertiary care hospital. J Clin Sci Res 2021;10:151-6 2021
22. Garg S, Achra A, Tiwary NK, Nirmal K, Arora SK, Shulania A, et al. Change in perception regarding the use of Biometric devices at a tertiary care hospital in view of COVID-19. J Patient Saf Infect Control 2021; 9:17-21. 2021
23. Sahoo, A. shulania A, Chhabra M, Kansra S, Achra A, Nirmal K,, et al. Performance of Chip Based Real Time RT-PCR (Truenat) and Conventional Real Time RT-PCR for Detection of SARS-CoV-2; Jof Clin and Diag Res 2021 Nov, 15(11): DC25-DC28 2021
24. Saha R, Raizada A, Dewan P, Nirmal K, Saini V, et al. (2021) Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 in HIV Patients Co-Infected with COVID-19. Int J Virol AIDS 8:079. 2021
25. Chhabra M, Arora SK, Nirmal K, SK shulania A, Panesar S, Chuhan AK, Ganguly K, Achra A, Duggal N. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 IgG antibodies among helath-care workers in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi india. J patient Saf Infect Control 2021; 9 : 48-53. 2021
26. Chhabra M, Arora SK, Nirmal K, SK shulania A, Panesar S, Chuhan AK, Ganguly K, Achra A, Duggal N. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 IgG antibodies among helath-care workers in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi india. J patient Saf Infect Control 2021; 9 : 48-53. 2021
27. Ahmad N., Nirmal K., Shukla I., Seroprevalence and Socio-demographic Risk Factors of Leptospirosis in Aligarh Region of North India. Internal J Trop Dis Health 42(24): 34-39, 2021. 2021
28. Nirmal, K., Arora K, S., Shulania, A., Achra A., &. Duggal N., Ecology of Blood Stream Infection and Antibiotic Resistance in Intensive Care Unit At A Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Delhi. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci; 2020, 28 (2), 26-30. 2020
29. Nirmal K, Chawla R, Baveja CP. Prevalence of HIV-TB coinfections in a tertiary care centre in Delhi:One year hospital based study. Int J of Adv Sci and Res; 2018:3 (1): 103-106 2018
30. Nirmal K, Manchanda V, Baveja CP. Severe wound infection due to Vibrio fluvialis in patient with haemophilia B: An emerging human pathogen. Intel J of Cur Res, 10 (03), 66875-877. 2018
31. Nirmal K, Manchandaa V, Baveja CP. Isolation and current trend in Antimicrobial resistance for Shigella in diarrhoea patients in New Delhi: Hospital based study. J. Commun Dis 2018; 50 (3): 22-27. 2018
32. Nirmal K, Saha R, Ramachandran. V G, Das S, and Bhattacharya SN. Prevalence of STIs among attendees of tertiary health facilities in North India: a hospital based study.Int. J.Clin. Diag.Res.2017;5 (6): 11. 2017
33. Nirmal K, Saha R, Ramachandran VG, Khan AM.TORCH infection in antenatal women: A 5 year hospital- based study. East J Med Sci.2017; December 14. 2017
34. Kumar S, Nirmal K, Kumar AN, Bhattacharya SK. Cefixime and Ofloxacin fixed dose combination induced petechial rash: a case report. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2017;5. 2017
35. Singh NP., Sagar T, Nirmal K, Kaur.IR. Pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Acinetobacter Lwoffii: a case report. Jof clinand diagnos res.2016. 2016
36. NirmalK,SahaR, V.G. Ramachandran VG,DasS, BhattacharyaSN,MoghaN, kaurIR. Co-infection of HSV in gonococcal urethritis patients. J of comm.Dis2016; 48(3):38-40. 2016
37. Nirmal K, Saha R, Ramachandran VG., Das S, Bhattacharya SN..,Resistance inNeisseria gonorrhoeae: a cause of concern?. Int.j.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 2016 5(11). 2016
38. Nirmal K, Saha R, Ramachandran VG,Bhattacharya SN,Das S, Mogha NS. Multiple acquisitions of STIs: Invitation to precision in clinical care and summons to intangibles in laboratory diagnosis. J. of Biomed Sci.2016;3 (1): 3-8. 2016
39. Amit Kumar Nirmal, Kirti Nirmal⁺,Jaykant JhaBasaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity: - A Rare Case Report.Int. Org SciRearch-J Den med Sci: 2016;32(2):231-32. 2016
40. Nirmal AK, Nirmal K, Jha J, Kumar S. role of fine needle aspiration cytology in assessment of cervical lymphadenopathy in variable age groups: A retrospective study:Int J Med Reas& Health Sci.2016;2(1):20-24. 2016

BOOKS PUBLISHED


# Title Publication Year

BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED


# Chapter Title Book Title Publication Year
1. Rotaviral Diseases and Their Implications Viral Outbreaks - Global Trends and Perspectives 2023

ACADEMIC PROFILE


# Examination Passing Year Country
1. Ph.D./DNB 2017 India
2. PG 2016 India
3. UG DELHI UNIVERSITY 2011 India

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# Institution Position Country Service Period
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