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Dr. Arpita Paul Dutta

Designation: Microbiologist & Infection Control Officer
Speciality: Microbiology

About The Doctor

Dr. Arpita Paul Dutta is a Microbiologist having 11 years of experience. She has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals and is currently attached to Desun Hospital, Siliguri. She is known for her attention to accurate diagnosis and treating patients empathetically. The speciality interests of Dr. Arpita are molecular, microbiology zoonotic disease, and Infection control.

Dr. Arpita Paul Dutta did her MBBS from Calcutta Medical College, and MD Microbiology from Burdwan Medical College. She earned her Diploma in Public Health from All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Kolkata, also participated in research work and various workshops under microbiology and published more than 10 papers. She has completed the National Certificate course for Infection Control Professional, Antibiotic Stewardship program, she is also trained in CXCV Internal auditor & quality management system. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill certified her in “Infection Prevention in Nursing Home.”

Medical Qualifications

Qualifications Institute/ Departments
MBBS
MD Microbiology, Burdwan Medical College
DPH

Field of Expertise

  • Diagnostic Medical Microbiology includes various bacterial infections by manual as well as automated methods.
  • Advance diagnosis and sensitivity testing of typical and atypical Mycobacterium.
  • Viral, mycological, and other parasitic infections and infestation diagnosis.
  • Hospital infection control in critical and general wards etc.

Membership & Certifications

  • National certification on infection prevention and control
  • The university of North Carolina certificate on Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Home
  • certificate course of Antimicrobial stewardship by CAHO

Publications

  • Bacteriological profile of Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection in children attending tertiary care hospitals- in International Journal of Current Microbiology & Applied Research.
  • “Japanese Encephalitis among acute encephalitis syndrome cases: “A 4-year retrospective analysis from Northern part of West Bengal”- in International Journal of Current and Advanced Research.
  • A study of acute encephalitis syndrome in the Northern District of West Bengal, India, in the International Journal of Current and Applied Science, etc.