Dr. Sweta Shah

Dr Sweta Shah is a Clinical Microbiologist and Infection Prevention Specialist in Mumbai with 24 years of experience in diagnostic microbiology, hospital infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship, currently serving as Lead Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West.

She established comprehensive microbiology services at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital over 11 years, serves as a CAP Inspector, contributes to the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium INICC with multicentre research across 43 countries, and is a member of the institute ethics committee for DNB thesis review.

She consults in English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.

Area of Expertise

Diagnostic Bacteriology and Molecular Microbiology

Dr Shah provides high end diagnostic bacteriology and molecular testing services for rapid and accurate identification of infectious pathogens in clinical specimens.

• Bacteriology diagnostic testing
• Molecular microbiology techniques
• Rapid diagnostic test evaluation
• Blood culture interpretation
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Mycobacteriology and Fungal Infections

Dr Sweta manages laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis, non tuberculous mycobacteria, and invasive fungal infections including rare resistant pathogens.

• Mycobacteriology diagnostics
• Tuberculosis laboratory diagnosis
• Invasive fungal infection identification
• Candida and resistant fungal species
• Mycology diagnostic services

Infection Prevention and Control

Dr Shah plays a pivotal role in hospital infection prevention and control programme design and implementation across intensive care and clinical settings.

• Hospital infection surveillance
• Device associated infection control
• Surgical site infection monitoring
• Outbreak investigation and control
• Infection control programme management

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Dr Sweta Shah actively contributes to the antimicrobial stewardship programme, guiding rational antibiotic use and monitoring resistance patterns across the hospital.

• Antibiotic stewardship guidance
• Carbapenem resistant organism management
• Antimicrobial resistance surveillance
• Antibiotic prescribing review
• Resistant pathogen protocol development

Infectious Immunology and Serology

Dr Shah provides immunological and serological diagnostic evaluation for infectious diseases including viral and immunological conditions.

• Infectious disease serology
• Immunological diagnostic testing
• Viral infection diagnosis
• Varicella and healthcare worker screening
• Serological outbreak assessment

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Sion Hospital, Mumbai
• CAP Inspector Certification

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Lead Consultant Microbiology and Infection Prevention, 11 years

Previous Associations

• Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, Consultant Microbiologist
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai, Assistant Professor

Research and Publications

• Incidence, Epidemiology and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection at a Tertiary Care Private Hospital in India, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2018, Vol 36, Issue 3
• High Prevalence of Varicella Seronegativity in Nurses at a Tertiary Care Private Hospital in Mumbai, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2018, Vol 36, Issue 2
• Microbial Etiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients, Indian Journal of Cancer, 2016, 53(3):452 to 453
• A 4 Year Prospective Study on Surgical Site Infection Incidence and Microbial Etiology, American Journal of Infection Control, 2015, Vol 43, Issue 1, 59 to 62
• Treatment and Outcome of Carbapenem Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli Bloodstream Infections, Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2015, 63:14 to 18

Professional Memberships

• Society of Clinical Microbiology
• Hospital Infection Control Society Mumbai Forum
• Indian Institute of Medical Microbiology

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