08-23-2021, 12:06 AM
Following is an excerpt from https://www.odishabytes.com/icmr-selects...-diseases/
Quote:ICMR Selects AIIMS Bhubaneswar For Setting Up East India’s Referral Centre On Fungal Diseases
By OB Bureau On Aug 22, 2021
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up an advanced molecular diagnostic centre for fungi will at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar,...
ICMR will provide approximately Rs 2.5 crore for the new diagnostic centre that will be set up in Mycology laboratory of the hospital’s Microbiology Department.
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The centre will provide referral services like molecular identification of invasive fungal infections, antifungal susceptibility and detection and control of fungal outbreaks.
The centre will have a multi-disciplinary team of nine faculty members comprising a mycologist, pathologist, physician, surgeon, intensivist, pharmacologist and a haematologist to manage suspected fungal infections and conduct research on fungal infections.