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Department of Microbiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal

Biography

Dr. Niranjan Nayak is an Associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, located in Nepal. He published 10 articles in many journals and the articles are informative and got good citations. He got Silver Medal for securing the highest mark in the M.D. Examination at P.G.I.M.E.R. Chandigarh, India in the year 1987.

Publications

• Review   
  Drug Resistance and Biofilm Production among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal
  Author(s): Rajani Shrestha*, Niranjan Nayak, Dharm Raj Bhatta, Deependra Hamal, Supram Hosuru Subramanya and Shishir Gokhale
  
  Background: Clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa often exhibit multidrug resistance due to their inherent ability to form biofilms. Drug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major clinical problem, especially in the management of patients with nosocomial infections and those admitted to ICUs with indwelling medical devices. To evaluate the biofilm forming abilities of the clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to correlate biofilm formation with antibiotic resistance... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7609.20.11.250

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