Dr. Rungmei S K Marak
Professor & Head
Correspondence address: Department of Microbiology
II Floor, C-Block
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)
Rae Bareli Road Lucknow-226014 Uttar Pradesh
Email(s) and contact number(s) : rungmei@gmail.com
0522-249-4272 (Landline)
8004904514 (CUG)
Domain expertise: Fungal infections (Mucormycosis/ Candida/ Cryptococcus/ Histoplasma/ Phaeohyphomycetes, Antifungal resistance etc.
Viral vector borne infections, viral respiratory infections (H1N1, COVID-19)
1. Diagnosis of invasive fungal infections.
2. Microscopy/ culture/ MALDI-TOF MS/ PCR.
3. Routine fungal blood culture, CSF, BAL, biopsies, aspirates, fungal identification by MALDI-TOF MS.
4. Antifungal susceptibility testing for yeasts and mycelial fungus.
5. Part of the team diagnostic protocols in the Institute Liver Transplantation program.
6. Identification protocol for direct detection of yeasts from blood culture bottles.
7. Protocol for species identification of dermatophytes and pathogenic mycelial cultures by MALDI-TOF MS