Dr. Ranjeeta Adhikary is a Consultant in Lab Medicine (Microbiology) with expertise in bacteriology, mycology, immunology, and molecular pathology. She is actively involved in hospital infection surveillance and preparation of antibiograms. Her role includes supporting antibiotic stewardship and participating in daily infection control activities. She also contributes to clinician discussions and provides training on infection prevention practices.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Guwahati Medical College, Assam
• MD – Guwahati Medical College, Assam

Professional Experience

• Consultant – Lab Medicine (Microbiology)

Awards & Achievements

• Awards for poster presentations at national conferences
• Publications in national and international journals
• Guest lectures at regional conferences
• Conducted workshop at ISTM Bangalore (2013)
• Conducted Infection Prevention and Control Workshops at Bangalore

Professional Memberships

• Life Member – Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
• Life Member – Karnataka Chapter of IAMM
• Life Member – SIHAM (Society of Human and Animal Microbiologists)
• Life Member – HIS (Hospital Infection Society) India
• Member – European Society of Paediatric Infectious Disease
• Life Member – Indian Medical Association
• Member – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Publications

• Adhikary R, Joshi S. Principles, protocols and pitfalls in testing for transfusion transmitted infections. In Transfusion Medicine for Clinicians. Ed. C Shivaram, 2011.
• Amarnath SK, Joshi S, Abhyankar MN, Adhikary R, Beena HB, Chugh TD, et al. Cross-country transport and isolation and identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae… Indian J Med Microbiol 2019;37:363–9.
• Joshi S, Adhikary R, Beena HB, Bhavana MV, Bhalwar R. Trends in antibiotic susceptibility of enteric fever isolates from South India, 2002–2013. MJAFI 2019;75:81–5.
• Adhikary R, Bhavana MV. The risk of transfusion transmissible infections. Where do we stand in 2018? Glob J Transfus Med 2018;3:88–97.
• Beena HB, Shalini SM, Joshi S, Adhikary R, Bhavana MV. Colistin Resistance Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. Asian J Pharm Clin Res 2017;10:70–3.
• Bhavana MV, Joshi S, Adhikary R, Beena HB. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Burkholderia cepacia and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A 5-year analysis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2017;35:318–9.
• Proinflammatory chemokines are major mediators of exuberant immune response associated with Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection – Journal of Medical Virology (with NIMHANS, Bangalore)