Dr. Charoo Hans
MBBS, MD
Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology
Reg. Number: DMC-6554
charoohans@gmail.com
About
Presently working as professor & HOD of Microbiology at HIMSR & HAHC Hospital. She did her MD (Microbiology) from PGI (Chandigarh). in Dec. 1983. She was topper & awarded medal. She was HOD (Microbiology) at Dr. RML Hospital and associated PGIMER. New Delhi. Very passionate about Medical teaching and diagnostic work.
Area of Interest
- Prevention of Hospital associated infections
- infectious diseases
- new emerging infections.
Educational Qualifications
| Degree | Year | Name of College & University | Registration Number | Date of Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Microbiology | 1983 | PGI Chandigarh | DMC-6554 | |
| MBBS | 1976 | Lady Harding Medical College | DMC-6554 |
Deatils of Teaching Experience
| Designation* | Institution | From | To | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | HIMSR, New Delhi | 11-01-2021 | Till date | |
| Professor | PGIMER & RML Hospital | 15-04-2010 | 31-03-2016 | 6 Years |
| Associate Professor | PGIMER & RML Hospital | 31-05-2005 | 14-04-2010 | 5 Years |
| Assistant Professor | MAMC & LNJP Hospital | 12-01-1987 | 15-07-1992 | 5 Years |
Publications
- Duggal, Shalini & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Hans, C. (2011). An investigation of MRSA from the burns ward: The importance of hand hygiene. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 5. 476-479.
- Kharbanda, P. & Duggal, Nandini & Mahajan, R.K. & Chaskar, P. & Hans, C. (2013). Changing Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella Isolates: A Retrospective Study of 3 year (2008-2010) from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 7. 1455-1456.
- Malhotra, S & Sharma, Shivam & Bhatia, NJK & Hans, C. (2016). Needle-stick injury among health care workers and its response in a tertiary care hospital. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 34. 258. 10.4103/0255-0857.180368.
- Sharma, Shweta & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Malhotra, Shalini & Madan, Preeti & Ahmad, Wasim & Hans, Charoo. (2016). Serotyping and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Escherichia coli Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatric Population in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Pathogens. 2016. 1-4. 10.1155/2016/2548517.
- Duggal, Shalini & Mahajan, R & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, C. (2011). Case of sparganosis: A diagnostic dilemma. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 29. 183-6. 10.4103/0255-0857.81789
- Sharma, Shweta & Makhija, L & Mahajan, R & Hans, Charoo. (2016). Emerging Changes in Mortality Pattern of Burn Patients in Relation to Resistant Bacterial Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital. British Microbiology Research Journal. 13. 1-6. 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23746.
- Malhotra, S. & Sharma, Shivam & Bhatia, N. & Hans, C.. (2015). Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in patients with atherosclerosis in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 22. 25-25. 10.1111/jvh.11_12425.
- Sharma, Shivam & Duggal, Nandini & Agarwal, S. & Mahajan, R.K. & Anuradha, & Hans, C.. (2015). Seroprevalence of toxoplasma, rubella and CMV infections in antenatal women in a tertiary care hospital in North India. 47. 23-26.
- Kaur, Nirmaljit & Sharma, Shweta & Malhotra, Shalini & Madan, Preeti & Hans, Charoo. (2014). Urinary Tract Infection: Aetiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern in Infants From A Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR. 8. DC01-DC03. 10.7860/JCDR/2014/8772.4919.
- Sharma, Shweta & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Malhotra, Shalini & Madan, Preeti & Hans, Charoo. (2014). Control of an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii in Burn Unit in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India. Advances in Public Health. 2014. 10.1155/2014/896289.
- Gupta, Poonam & Husain, Mohammad & Hans, Charoo & Ram, Hanu & Singh, Supriya & Misbah, Mohammad & Chauhan, Lakhbir & Rai, Arvind. (2014). Sequence heterogeneity in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef in patients presenting with rapid progression and delayed progression to AIDS. Archives of virology. 159. 10.1007/s00705-014-2026-2.
- Malhotra, S. & Sharma, Shivam & Bhatia, N. & Jangid, Ketki & Hans, C. (2014). Prevalence of Candiduria in Infants from a Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 4. 1191-1197. 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/11908.
- Sharma, Shivam & Malhotra, S & Bhatia, N & Wilson, Arun & Hans, C. (2014). Original Research Article Right Temporal Otogenic brain abscess by Enterococcus faecalis -A rare case report. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 3. 101-104.
- Sharma, R. & Duggal, Nandini & Malhotra, S. & Shrivastava, D. & Hans, C.. (2014). Antifungal susceptibility ofcryptococcus neoformans isolates from fungal meningitis in AIDS patients in India. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6. 584-586.
- Madan, Preeti & Jain, Vijay & Mahajan, R.K. & Sharma, Shweta & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo & Arya, R.K.. (2013). Salmonella Septic Arthritis in a 3 year Old Immunocompetent Child. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 7. 1467-1470.
- Kharbanda, P. & Duggal, Nandini & Mahajan, R.K. & Chaskar, P. & Hans, C. (2013). Changing Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Salmonella Isolates: A Retrospective Study of 3 year (2008-2010) from a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 7. 1455-1456.
- Ahuja, S. & Malhotra, S. & Chauhan, Ankit & Hans, C. (2013). Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C co-infection in HIV positive patients from a tertiary care hospital. Journal International Medical Sciences Academy. 26. 91-92.
- Malhotra, S & Bhatia, N & Chaudhary, J & Chauhan, Ankit & Sharma, N & Hans, C. (2012). Rhinocerebral Zygomycosis and Aspergillosis : First Case Report of Dual Infection. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 6.
- Sharma, Suruchi & Rakesh, Kumar & Gupta, Harish Kumar & Chaskar, Priyanka & Hans, Charoo. (2012). Tuberculous liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult male -A rare presentation. The Journal of communicable diseases. 44. 185-8.
- Malhotra, S. & Ahuja, S. & Bhatia, N.K. & Sharma, Shivam & Chauhan, Ankit & Hans, C.. (2012). Seroprevalence of hepatitis E from a tertiary care hospital in Central Delhi, India. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 6. 917-920.
- Malhotra, Shalini & Chaskar, Priyanka & Kumar, P & Hans, Charoo. (2012). Fusarial Sinusitis from Immunocompromised Child: A Rare Case Report from New Delhi, India. International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine. 1-5. 10.5171/2012.757357.
- Malhotra, S. & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Kumar, Pulkit & Bhatia, M.S. & Hans, C.. (2012). Viral infections and depression. Delhi Psychiatry J. 15. 188-195.
- Malhotra, Shalini & Bobade, Om & Chauhan, Ankit & Vishnoi, Nripen & Hans, Charoo. (2011). Nasal Rhinosporiodiosis from Uttar Pradesh (India). A non-endemic zone: First case report. Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]. 42. 459-61. 10.1590/S1517-83822011000200007.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Kharbanda, Preeti & Ahuja, Sanjiv & Omprakash, B & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo. (2011). Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from a case of empyema. J Commun Dis. 43. 85-7.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Duggal, Shalini & Biswas, Niraj & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo. (2010). A finding of live Fasciolopsis buski in an ileostomy opening. Journal of infection in developing countries. 4. 401-3. 10.3855/jidc.235.
- Duggal, Shalini & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, C & Mahajan, R. (2009). Female genital TB and HIV co-infection. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 27. 361-3. 10.4103/0255-0857.55461.
- Malhotra, Shalini & Duggal, Shalini & Bhatia, Nirmaljeet & Sharma, Nishi & Hans, Charoo. (2009). Rhinocerebral zygomycosis with pulmonary aspergillosis in a non-HIV-infected patient: An unusual case report from India. Journal of medical microbiology. 58. 146-50. 10.1099/jmm.0.005272-0.
- Duggal, Shalini & Mahajan, Rakesh & Biswas, Niraj & Chandel, Dinesh & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo. (2008). Splenic abscess due to Salmonella enterica Serotype typhi in a young adult. The Journal of communicable diseases. 40. 219-22.
- Gupta, Pulin Kumar & Duggal, Shalini & Duggal, Nandini & Mahajan, R & Hans, Charoo & Aggarwal, AK. (2008). Cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans causing meningitis in a young immunocompetent male an unusual case. JIACM. Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Duggal, Shalini & Chandel, Dinesh & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo & Chaudhry, Rama. (2007). Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from a case of Breast abscess. The Journal of communicable diseases. 39. 201-4.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Khan, Shoeb & Chandel, Dinesh & Kumar, Navin & Hans, Charoo & Chaudhry, Rama. (2004). Fatal Case of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae Gastroenteritis in an Infant with Microcephaly. Journal of clinical microbiology. 41. 5830-2. 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5830-5832.2003.
- Chaudhry, Rama & Mahajan, Rakesh & Diwan, Alka & Khan, Shoeb & Singhal, Ritu & Chandel, Dinesh & Hans, Charoo. (2003). Unusual presentation of enteric fever: three cases of splenic and liver abscesses due to Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A. Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation. 24. 198-9.
- Sharma, Shweta & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Malhotra, Shalini & Madan, Preeti & Ahmad, Wasim & Hans, Charoo. (2016). Serotyping and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Escherichia coli Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatric Population in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Pathogens. 2016. 1-4. 10.1155/2016/2548517.
- Sharma, R. & Duggal, Nandini & Malhotra, S. & Shrivastava, D. & Hans, C.. (2014). Antifungal susceptibility ofcryptococcus neoformans isolates from fungal meningitis in AIDS patients in India. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 6. 584-586.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Duggal, Shalini & Biswas, Niraj & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo. (2010). A finding of live Fasciolopsis buski in an ileostomy opening. Journal of infection in developing countries. 4. 401-3. 10.3855/jidc.235.
- Duggal, Shalini & Kaur, Nirmaljit & Hans, C. (2011). An investigation of MRSA from the burns ward: The importance of hand hygiene. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 5. 476-479.
- Mahajan, Rakesh & Duggal, Shalini & Chandel, Dinesh & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, Charoo & Chaudhry, Rama. (2007). Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from a case of Breast abscess. The Journal of communicable diseases. 39. 201-4.
- Duggal, Shalini & Duggal, Nandini & Hans, C & Mahajan, R. (2009). Female genital TB and HIV co-infection. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 27. 361-3. 10.4103/0255-0857.55461.
- Grover, Shyam & Doda, Ananya & Gupta, Nupur & Gandhoke, Inderjeet & Batra, Jyoti & Hans, Charoo & Khare, Shashi. (2017). New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase - type carbapenemases producing Escherichia coli isolates from hospitalized patients: A pilot study. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 146. 105. 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_594_15.
- Gupta P, Hans C, Rai A, Husain M. Analysis of nefgene from HIV-1 Infected Patients Presenting with Rapid and Delayed disease progression. Sustainable Humanosphere. 2020;16(1):2172-95.
Research Work & Projects
- Attended Pan American Health Organization International Clinical Training Course on HIV/AIDS, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (September-December, 1996)
Membership of Academic Bodies Societies
- Former Member, Central Committee, BMW Ministry of Heath, GOI
- Former Consultant, Patient Safety Project Ministry of Heath, GOI
- Former Member, NCDC for Anti-Microbial Research Project Ministry of Heath, GOI
- Former, Member NACO lab expert group Ministry of Heath, GOI
- Former Member, CPCB for BMW Ministry of Environment, GOI
- Member of Hospital infection control society
- Life member-Indian Association of Medical Microbiology Delhi Chapter
Invited Talks and Lectures
- Participated in Workshop on Quality Assurance Program for Microbiology Laboratories, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi (Directorate General of Health Services) (2000)
- Took no of lectures on HIV and AIDS organized by NCDC and DGHS. Faculty for Gonococcal Antimicrobial susceptibility Program and antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (AIIMS).
- Faculty for Gonococcal Antimicrobial susceptibility Program and antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (AIIMS).
- Member of the Expert Group for Preparedness of SARS.
- Faculty for rapid response team for H1N1, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) organized by NCDC & DGHS.
- Faculty for Training of Rapid Response Team on Preparedness and Response to EBOLA Virus Disease (2019) organized by WHO and DGHS.
Workshops/ CMEs/ Conference Organised
- Organized WHO workshop on prevention of Hospital Associated Infection at Dr. R.M. L. Hospital (2003)
- Organized WHO workshop on Bio Medical Waste Management at Dr. R. M. L. Hospital (2005)
- Organized WHO & Ministry of Health Workshop on Hospital Infection Control and Bio Medical Waste Management at SGPGI, Lucknow
Workshops/ CMEs/ Conference Attended
- IAMM-DC Annual conference on Diagnosis of Viral infections: an enigma(November 2016)
- IAMM Annual conference(November 2016)
- IAMM-DC workshop on Optimising antimicrobial stewardship in a public healthcare setting(December 2017
- IAMM-DC (October 2017)
- HISI Educational and awareness initiative 2018
- Participated in series of workshop on EBOLA virus organised by WHO and ministry of health family welfare.
- Attended WHO workshop on preparedness of pandemic (2020)
