Microbiology Thesis/ Dissertation Topics for MD/DNB ​

1.    Bacteriological study in suspected neonatal septicaemia

2.    Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis and the utility of ziehl neelsen staining

3.    Prevalence of extended spectrum beta lactamases from various clinical samples

4.    Study of bacterial vaginosis in women of reproductive age by pH determination, direct gram stain and giemsa stain of vaginal discharge.

5.    An assessment of the carcinogenicity of various infant milk formulae by microbiological and biochemical methods

6.    Bacterial profile and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern in clinically diagnosed urinary tract infections

7.    Microbial profile of aural discharges (otorrhoea) & antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the common isolates

8.    Study of susceptibility pattern of mycobacterial isolates from patients of pulmonary tuberculosis

9.    Study of detection of human rotavirus in stool specimen by Elisa technique & association of enteric pathogens in childhood diarrhoea

10. A comparative antimicrobial analysis of various root canal irrigating solutions on endodontic pathogens: in – vitro study

11. Microbial etiological agents in chronic periodontitis

12. Identification of fungal infections in suspected clinical samples of superficial fungal infection and anti-fungal susceptibility testing

13. Serodiagnosis of dengue antibodies in suspected cases of dengue fever by Elisa technique

14. Comparative study of the prevalence of intestinal parasites in HIV-reactive and non-reactive individuals

15. Incidence of health care associated infection and antibiotic resistance of isolates in critical care patients of a tertiary care hospital

16. Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter species with special reference to antibiotic resistance

17. “Isolation and identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis from suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and detection of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis”

18. Incidence of sepsis in the neonates admitted to a tertiary care hospital and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates

19. “To compare the microbial colonization and patient’s comfort with absorbable and non-absorbable suture material in extraction socket suturing”.

20. “To evaluate efficacy of manuka honey dressing in the treatment of infected socket”.

21. “Documentation of the spectrum of microbiological flora and their antibiotic sensitivity in oral infections in local population in a tertiary care medical hospital.

22. “Prospective study of anaerobic isolates from deep-seated wound infections encountered in a tertiary care hospital”

23. “Spectrum and prevalence of fungi in soft tissue infections in a tertiary care hospital”

24. “Isolation of bacteria in acute diarrheal diseases in paediatric age group of patients attending to a tertiary care hospital and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates”

25. “Comparison of efficacies of 5% povidone iodine solution and 0.2% chlorhexidine solution in controlling bacteraemia in patients undergoing surgical removal of mandibular third molar.”

26. The isolation and identification of nonfermenting organisms and their antibiogram from clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital

27. To isolate and identify the b- lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae among community acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital.

28. Antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria, isolated from cases of ventilator associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital

29. A study of risk factors, occurrence and etiology of catheter associated urinary tract infections in criteria care unit of a tertiary care medical hospital.

30. Role of nitric oxide in pathogenesis of dengue fever

31. ‘’phenotypic and genotypic characterization of multidrug resistant uropathogenic E. coli”

32. Evaluation of phenotypic and genotypic method for the detection of ESBL and MBL in germ negative bacilli isolated from clinical specimens

33. Epidemiology of MDR tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital with special reference to rapid molecular diagnostic methods.

34. Study of epidemiological markers of pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from various clinical samples received in tertiary care hospitals, India

35. Morphological and genotypic characterization of candida albicans isolated from clinical samples from a tertiary care hospital

36. Effect of extraction of different types of medicinal plants on ringworm

37. Microbiological and antibiotic profile of pus samples collected in a tertiary care centre.

38. Microbial profile & antibiogram pattern of bacterial isolates of urinary tract infection in pregnant women in tertiary care centre

39. Neonatal sepsis: bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of isolates in a tertiary care setup

40. An assessment of minocycline sensitivity in multidrug-resistant gram-negative isolates in a tertiary care centre.

41. A study based on catheter-related bloodstream

42. Infections in intensive care units (ICU) in a tertiary care hospital

43. Cross sectional study to determine sero-prevalence of brucellosis and pattern of haematological, biochemical and immunological parameters in patients with febrile illness

44. Molecular characterization of extended spectrum of β lactamases producing hospital and community acquired klebsiella pneumoniae infections. 

45. Epidemiological profile and genotypic characterization of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis.

46. Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity” of circulating sars-cov-2 in a tertiary care medical hospital.

47. Correlation between clinical features and immunological parameters with viral load in covid positive patients

48. Study of colistin susceptibility and clinical profile of CRAB and CRE isolates from tertiary care hospital

49. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic method for molecular characterization of MDR genes from mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from western part of India

50. A study on culture-based screening of aerobic microbial flora in chronic leg ulcers.

51. A study of microbial profile of bloodstream infections in critical care units in a tertiary care hospital

52. Prevalence and molecular characterisation of carbapenem resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa in the critical areas of a tertiary care centre.

53. Assessing effectiveness of cheap and practical ways of sputum disinfection for pulmonary tuberculosis patients in home scenario.

54. Prevalence of ESBL, AMPC and carbapenems among Enterobacteriaceae.

55. Comparative evaluation of latex agglutination with phenotypic methods for detection of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

56. Surveillance of catheter related blood stream infections among adult patients in ICU.

57. Study of antibiogram of staphylococcus aureus in correlation with expression of surface proteins in a tertiary care hospital

58. Isolation, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility pattern in enterococci with special reference to vancomycin resistance.

59. Isolation speciation & antibiotic susceptibility pattern of enterococci from various clinical samples at a tertiary care medical hospital.

60. Seroprevalence of IgM rubella in antenatal women with bad obstetric history in a tertiary care hospital

61. A study on coagulase negative staphylococci at a tertiary care teaching hospital

62. Isolation, identification and study of virulence factors of uropathogenic escherichia coli in association with fluoroquinolone resistance in urinary tract infections.

63. A study on blood culture isolates in paediatric patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital.

64. Isolation, identification and speciation of non-fermenting gram negative bacilli from various clinical samples and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern

65. Spectrum of opportunistic infections and profile of CD4 count among HIV/AIDS patients encountered in a tertiary care hospital.

66. Vancomycin susceptibility of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical specimens and its clinical outcome in vancomycin treated patients attending a tertiary care hospital.

67. Prospective study of microbiological diagnosis and treatment outcome of keratitis in a tertiary care hospital

68. Microbiological study of vaginitis among women of reproductive age group

69. Serological profile of hepatitis b vaccinated persons with special reference to quantitation of anti-HBS antibodies titres

70. Comparative study of Koch and calcofluor white staining, speciation & antifungal susceptibility of Malassezia species.

71. Detection of fluoroquinolone resistance among enteric fever isolates by disk diffusion, agar dilution, and e-test – a comparative study.

72. Comparative study of IgM ELISA and rapid diagnostic test in clinically suspected cases of scrub typhus.

73. Comparative analysis of non-structural protein 1 antigen detection by immunochromatography and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of acute dengue infection.

74. Device associated nosocomial infection in intensive care unit.

75. A case control study of risk factors for infections with extended spectrum beta lactamase and AMPC producing escherichia coli and klebsiella species.

76. Speciation and antifungal susceptibility testing of candida isolated from various clinical specimens using chrome agar candida and conventional methods.

77. Phenotypic detection of ESBL, AMPC & carbapenemase producing clinical isolates of E. coli and klebsiella pneumoniae

78. Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern with special reference to vancomycin resistance in various clinical isolates of enterococci.

79. Comparative evaluation of phenotypic methods of ESBL detection in clinical isolates of E. coli

80. Study of the bacteriological profile of neonatal septicaemia and associated risk factors

81. Study of in vitro efficacy of colistin on clinical isolates of multidrug resistant gram-negative bacilli

82. Determination of susceptibility of clinical isolates of methicillin resistant staphylococci to glycopeptides, oxazolidinones, streptogramins.

83. Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis: incidence, etiology, predisposing risk factors and drug resistance

84. Clinico bacteriological study of neonatal septicaemia with special reference to c-reactive protein and drug resistance

85. Study of bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of wound infections in a tertiary care hospital.

86. A prospective study on catheter associated urinary tract infections in ICU patients of a tertiary care hospital.

87. Bacteriological study (aerobic) of central venous catheter (CVC) related bloodstream infection in ICU patients at a tertiary care hospital.

88. Speciation of candida isolates from clinical samples: a comparison of two carbohydrate assimilation methods for efficacy, speed and accuracy with special reference to the sensitivity to commonly used antifungal agents

89. Isolation and characteristics of shigella from diarrheal stool samples received in a tertiary care hospital and determination of antimicrobial susceptibility.

90. Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter species from broncho -alveolar lavage samples from patients in the intensive & critical care units and determination of its mic to colistin in a tertiary care hospital

91. Comparison of colorimetric assay for pyrazinamide susceptibility testing using nicotinamide for mycobacterium tuberculosis with manual mycobacterium growth indicator tube (MGIT) assay

92. Comparative evaluation of dark field microscopy and IgM ELISA in the diagnosis of leptospiral infection from suspected clinical cases in a tertiary care hospital

93. A study to evaluate patterns of candida colonization in very low birth weight neonates and role of chlorhexidine skin cleansing in preventing candidemia

94. A study to evaluate the effect of nargenicin – a novel anti-bacterial agent against clinically isolated gram-positive bacteria.

95. Isolation and speciation of candida in various clinical specimens and their antifungal susceptibility patterns in a medical college.

96. Prevalence, bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of symptomatic and asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy

97. Bacteriological profile and antibiotic sensitivity testing of diabetic foot infections at a research centre.

98. Microbiological study of burn wound infections, antibiogram and metallo-beta-lactamase detection in gram negative isolates

99. Study of prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in women attending a tertiary care medical hospital.

100.Aerobic bacteriological study of orthopaedic implant infections with special reference to methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

101. Study of aerobic bacteriological profile of blood stream infections in paediatric age group and antibiotic susceptibility.