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Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sahu

Scientist Profile

Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sahu

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Date of Joining : 01/02/2019
Date of Joining(present post): 01/09/2023
Address(O):

ICMR-Regional Medical Research Center
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751 023
Odisha, India

Address(R):

CR-5, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Center
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar-751 023
Odisha, India

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Email Id:

sahu.maheshc@icmr.gov.in

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Educational Qualifications:

1) Graduation in Zoology (H) from Berhampur University in the year 2006.
2) Post graduation in Biotechnology from Berhampur University in the year 2008.
3) Post-graduation in Zoology from Berhampur University in the year 2018.
4) PhD inBiotechnologyfrom Utkal University in the year 2015.

About Profile:

Research Interests

Mycology, Entomology, MDR bacteria

Professional experience:

Designation Institution Duration
Scientist-B Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR),
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.		 17.01.2022 to Till now
Scientist-B ICMR-NIOH, Ahmedabad 01.02.2019 to 16.01.2022

Projects being handled as PI/Co-PI/Co-I:

Sl No. Name of the project Role (PI/Co-PI/Co-I) Funding agency Total duration
1. Development of molecular kit for early detection of amoxyclav and ciprofloxacin resistant strain from CSOM PI SERB, DST, Govt. of India (2016-2018)
2. A descriptive study on lead toxicity in pregnant women and their newborn baby attending at state hospital of Gujarat. PI ICMR-Intra Mural Project (2019-2021)
3. Development of specific protein biomarker(s) for early detection of silicosis: An animal study. PI ICMR-Intra Mural Project (2021-2023)
4. A pilot study to evaluate the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to biomedical waste handlers by bioaerosol exposure. CO-PI GSBTM, Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat (2022-2024)
5. Assessment of comparative performance (efficacy and safety) of
C-TB with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus and 2 T.U. Tuberculin PPD RT23 SSI in Tube for detection of TB infection in general and key population		 CO-Investigator ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health Continuing
6 Smart Mosquito density stystem-Moskeet PI TrakItNow Technologies Pvt Ltd Approved to fund

Publications in the last 5 years (Total publications: 60)

  1. Patro BP, Rath M, Mohapatra D, Patra SK, Sahu MC, Das G, Sahoo J. Traumatized periosteum: Its histology, viability, and clinical significance. Orthopedic Reviews. 2022;14(1).
  2. Debta P, Misra SR, Jena S, Swain SK, Mohanty N, Sahu MC. Cystadenocarcinoma of the mandible: An unusually aggressive presentation of this rare entity!. Oral Oncology. 2022 Feb 17;126:105778.
  3. Swain SK, Debta P, Sahu MC. Rhinoscleroma: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Eastern India. Medical Journal of Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth. 2022 Mar 1;15(2):206.
  4. Singh DP, Sahu MC, Pagdhune A, Viramgami A, Perumal S, Balachandar R, Sarkar K. Viral load could be an important determinant for fomites based transmission of viral infections. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2021 Feb;10(2):929.
  5. Patel TM, Sahu MC. Resistance of heavy metal and antibiotics at industrial effluents and agriculture stagnant water. Apollo Medicine. 2021 Apr 1;18(2):127.
  6. Shukla A, Sahu MC. Isolation and characterization of microbial population associated with industrial waste effluent and their antibiotic sensitive pattern. Apollo Medicine. 2021 Apr 1;18(2):80.
  7. Debta P, Swain SK, Mishra E, Debta FM, Sarode G, Sahu MC. “Antifungal Stewardship” A Pertinent Exigency in Mycobial Treatment. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2021 Apr 1;15(2).
  8. Uthansingh K, Kumari R, Pati GK, Behera MK, Sahu MC, Narayan J, Patnaik SK, Mallick P, Sahu MK. Molecular Docking of Anti Helicobacter pylori Antibiotics and Proton Pump Inhibitor: A Single Center Survey. Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. 2021 Dec 1.
  9. Swain SK, Mohanty S, Sahu MC. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: Often a missing clinical entity in vertigo management. Apollo Medicine. 2020 Jan 1;17(1):22.
  10. Swain SK, Anand N, Sahu MC. Peripheral facial nerve palsy-A rare complication of tonsillectomy. Annals of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 Jan 1;4(1):10.
  11. Swain SK, Sahu MC, Choudhury J, Ananda N. Adenotonsillectomy affecting quality of life in pediatric patients: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Eastern India. Annals of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2020 Jan 1;4(1):1.
  12. Debta P, Swain SK, Sahu MC, Debta FM, Mohanty JN. A review on oral candida as commensal and opportunistic pathogen. Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2020 Oct 1;14:8381.
  13. Debta P, Swain SK, Soyab MT, Sahu MC, Lenka S. Microbial infectious disease: A mini review. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. 2020 Oct 1;14(4).
  14. Debta P, Swain SK, Lenka S, Sahu MC. Otomycosis: A Comprehensive Review. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020 Oct 1;14(4):8429.
  15. Swain SK, Mohanty S, Nahak B, Sahu MC. Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: A challenging clinical entity. Apollo Medicine. 2020 Oct 1;17(4):259.
  16. Debta P, Siddhartha S, Debta FM, Swain SK, Sahu MC, Patro S. GLUT-1 Expression: An Aid in Complementing the WHO Oral Epithelial Dysplasia Grading System. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice. 2020 Oct 21;21(9):951-5.
  17. S Lenka, SK Swain, R Bhuyan, Sahu MC. Fungal Infection in the Oral Cavity: A Review. Int J Cur Res Rev. 2020,12(18):149.
  18. Swain SK, Mohanty JN, Sahu MC. Extranodal tuberculosis of the head and neck: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital of East India. Medical Journal of Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth. 2020 Sep 1;13(5):465..
  19. Swain SK, Debta P, Sahu MC, Mohanty JN. Otomycosis due to Aspergillus versicolor. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences. 2020 Apr 1;9(2):192.
  20. Debta P, Sarode G, Sarode S, Gadbail A, Debta FM, Swain SK, Mishra E, Sahu MC. Natural history of trigeminal neuralgia—A hospital‐based retrospective study. Oral Diseases. 2020 Apr;26(3):647-55.
  21. Bhagat ZP, Sahu MC. Pervasiveness of urinary tract infection in diabetic patients and their causative organisms with antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Apollo Medicine. 2020 Jan 1;17(1):26.
  22. Sahu MC, Swain SK, Kar SK. Genetically diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from chronic suppurative otitis media with respect to their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 2019 Nov 1;71(2):1300-8.
  23. Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC. Primary laryngeal tuberculosis: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India. Journal of Voice. 2019 Sep 1;33(5):812-e9.
  24. Sahu MC, Swain SK. Surveillance of antibiotic sensitivity pattern in chronic suppurative otitis media of an Indian teaching hospital. World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2019 Jun 1;5(2):88-94.
  25. Lenka S, Debta P, Sahu MC. Surveillance of microorganisms associated with dental caries patients attending at a Tertiary Care Indian Teaching Hospital. Apollo Medicine. 2019 Apr 1;16(2):79.
  26. Bhuyan SK, Bhuyan R, Sahu MC, Bhuyan S. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor of the jaw: A report of two rare cases. Apollo Medicine. 2019 Apr 1;16(2):105.
  27. Swain SK, Sahu MC. Tubercular Otitis Externa in an Elderly Male-A Case Report. Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology. 2019 Mar;31(103):127.
  28. Swain SK, Anand N, Sahu MC. Human cerumen and its antimicrobial properties: Study at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Eastern India. Annals of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 2019 Jan 1;3(1):13.
  29. Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC. Role of Betadine irrigation in chronic suppurative otitis media: Our experiences in a tertiary care teaching hospital of East India. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences. 2019 Jan 1;8(1):29.
  30. Rath S, Behera IC, Sahu MC. Antifungal susceptibility of Candida species isolated from urine from patients in a neurosciences intensive care unit. Apollo Medicine. 2018 Oct 1;15(4):219.
  31. Swain SK, Sahu MC, Banerjee A. Non-sinonasal isolated facio-orbital mucormycosis–A case report. Journal de MycologieMedicale. 2018 Sep 1;28(3):538-41.
  32. Swain SK, Sahu MC. Fatal airway complication during root canal treatment. Journal of Laryngology and Voice. 2018 Jul 1;8(2):40.
  33. Mishra M, Sahu MC, Ramesh DB. Mapping of stem cell research in India during 2009–2014: A bibliometric analysis. Polish Annals of Medicine/RocznikMedyczny. 2018 Jun 1;25(2).
  34. Chauhan S, Pradhan S, Mohanty R, Saini A, Devi K, Sahu MC. Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of bone marrow trephine biopsy tests in an Indian teaching hospital. Alexandria journal of medicine. 2018 Apr 19;54(2):161-6.
  35. Panda M, Kumar S, Mishra P, Sahu MC, De S, Datta TK, Kumar R. Effect of exogenous progesterone on cumulus characteristics of buffalo oocytes by allowing passage of more number of sperm through cumulus but not essentially fertilization. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction. 2018 Mar 1;7(2):79.
  36. Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC, Das A. Povidone iodine soaked gelfoam for the treatment of recalcitrant otomycosis–Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern India. Journal de MycologieMedicale. 2018 Mar 1;28(1):122-7.
  37. Swain SK, Sahu MC, Kar SS. Primary laryngeal tuberculosis: A frequently misdiagnosed disease. Journal of Laryngology and Voice. 2018 Jan 1;8(1):1.
  38. Mallick P, Sahoo MK, Debta P, Sahu MC. Surveillance of Candida Albicans and their Antifungal Susceptibility in Oral Candidasis. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(12):2346-51.
  39. Sahu MC, Sahoo S. Anti-Candidal Activity of 5 Rare Plants against Drug Resistance Candida Species. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(12):2361-6.
  40. Sahoo S, Swain SK, Samal S, Sahu MC. Survilance of organisms associated with CSOM and otomycosis at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):2205-13.
  41. Bhuyan S, Uthansingh K, Behera IC, Dhar SK, Sahu MC. Diagnosis of genetic analysis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):2194-8.
  42. Rath S, Sahoo S, Behera IC, Dhar SK, Sahu MC. Surveillance of bacteria associated with UTI and drug sensitivity patterns at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):2199-204.
  43. Sahu MC, Sahoo S, Samal S. Antibacterial activities of 5 plants against MDR bacteria isolated from clinical samples at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):2183-8.
  44. Jena AK, Lenka RK, Sahu MC. Dermatophytosis in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Odisha: A study of 100 cases of superficial fungal skin infection. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):7-11.
  45. Jena B, Mania RN, Chhotray P, Ahmed SU, Sahu MC. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and risk factors in non-smokers at a tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern India. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):100-4.
  46. Pradhan S, Sahu SK, Sahu MC, Mishra SS, Chinara PK. A preliminary host toxicity study of Pterocarpus marsupium on lymphocytes isolated from cord blood. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 2018;9(11):235-8.
  47. Dhar SK, KabiS, Das C, SamantS, Tripathy D, Kumar A, SAHU MC. Clinical spectrum of scrub typhus in a tertiary care hospital at Eastern India. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2018;11(5):351-4.
  48. Baisakh PR, Baisakh MR, Chinara PK, Sahu MC. Surveillance of appendicectomy specimen with histomorphological evaluation. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2018;11(7):117-9.
  49. Swain SK, Das A, Sahu MC. Isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy: A case report. Pediatria Polska-Polish Journal of Paediatrics. 2018;93(3):280-3.
  50. Chauhan S, Swain SK, Sahu MC. Incidence of hematological malignancies in sickle cell patients from an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2018;11(3):205-9.
  51. Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC, Choudhury J. Mobile phone use among children and its impact on hearing: Our experience at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Pediatria Polska-Polish Journal of Paediatrics. 2018;93(2):117-20.
  52. Sahu MC, Swain SK. Next generation sequencing of bacteria to control Ciprofloxacin and amoxyclav antibiotic resistance in ear infections. Canadian Journal of Biotechnology. 2017 Dec 1;1(Special):269.
  53. Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC. Primary sinonasal tuberculosis: Our experiences in a tertiary care hospital of eastern India. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences. 2017 Nov 1;18(3):237-40.
  54. Swain SK, Sahu MC, Baisakh MR. Early detection of hearing loss with connexin 26 gene assessment. Apollo Medicine. 2017 Jul 1;14(3):150.
  55. Swain SK, Nahak B, Sahu MC. Fungal laryngitis in asthmatic boy treated with inhalatory corticosteroids: A case report. Pediatria Polska. 2017 Jul 1;92(4):453-6.
  56. Swain SK, Sahu MC, Kavita M. A comprehensive review on lipoid proteinosis with emphasis on ECM1 gene mutation. Apollo medicine. 2017 Jun 1;14(2):105-12.
  57. Rath D, Sahu MC. The clinical and biochemical features of complicated falciparum malarial nephropathy. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2017 Apr 1;12(2):110-4.
  58. Das S, Minz N, Sahu MC. The relationship of abdominal girth with blood pressure, blood sugar and lipid profile among cardiac patients. Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences. 2017 Apr 1;12(2):178-82.
  59. S Chauhan, N Sahu, Sahu MC, K Das, AK Dash. A correlative study on spindle cell sarcoma with cyto-histological grading by conventional methods in an Indian tertiary care teaching hospital. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 2017:10(6):267-272.
  60. IC Behera, SK Swain, SahuMC . Colonization and antibiotic resistance dynamics of patients at intensive care unit: Our experience.  Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2017:10(4):417-421.

Awards & Achievements:

National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF), SERB, DST, Govt. of India

Recognitions:

  1. Membership of National Academy of medical Sciences (MNAMS) (India)
  2. Life time membership at Odisha Bigyan Academy (OBA)

PhD/PDF students:One PhD student

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