Papers presented / Guest Lectures Delivered

    1. Kher SK, Raghunath D. Transferability of gentamicin resistance in Gram negative bacilli - clinical implications. Presented at the XI National Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, Rohtak, from 26 to 28 Oct 87.

    2. Kher SK. Role of laboratory in antibiotic therapy. Presented in symposium on " Antibiotics in hospital practice" at the training programme in Hospital Management at Hindustan Antibiotics, Pimpri, Pune on 21 Sep 88.

    3. Kher SK, Ohri VC, Raghunath D. Single Radial Haemolysis (SRH) test in the detection of Rubella antibody. Presented at the XIV National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist, held at Christian Medical College Vellore from 25 to 27 Oct 90.

    4. Kher SK, Role of Microbiology laboratory in antibiotic therapy. Participant in symposium at Maharashtra State chapter of Pathologists and Microbiologists. (10th IAPM & 6th IAMM) held at Kolhapur on 13-14 Aug 85.

    5. Nagendra A, Kher SK, Rao MR, Pahwa VK, Raghunath D. Non -Typhi Salmonella isolates over a five-year period. Presented at the XVI Annual Conference of Indian Assn of Microbiologists at AIIMS New Delhi, 14 Oct 92 to 17 Oct 92.

    6. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS and YOU " at CME - 92 at 167 MH C/O 56 APO on 14 Nov 92.

    7. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS and YOU " to medical and non-medical officers of HQ Southern Command on 28 Dec 92 at Dhanvantari Auditorium, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.

    8. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS aur Aap " to medical and non-medical JCOs and other Ranks of Pune Station on 31 Dec 92 at Dhanvantari Auditorium, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.

    9. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS and YOU " to the officers and their families at Jammu on 25 Feb 93.

    10. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS aur Aap " to the JCOs , ORs and their families at Jammu on 26 Feb 93.

    11. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS aur Aap " to the JCOs, ORs and their families at Udhampur on 01 Mar 93.

    12. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS and YOU " to the officers and their families at Udhampur on 02 Mar 93.

    13. Delivered a Guest Lecture on " AIDS and YOU " to the Faculty and Cadets of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune on 28 July 93.

    14. Joshi SD, Kher SK. HLA DR4 in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Paper presented at the" International symposium on HLA in Health and Disease : Current state of the art, AIIMS, New Delhi, Dec 06 - Dec 08, 1993.

    15. Joshi SK, Kher SK. Immunological studies in Rheumatoid Arthritis . Paper presented at the XVIII National Congress of Ind Assn of Med Microbiologists held at AFMC, Pune from 12-15 Nov 94.

    16. Singh Lavan, Rao MKK, Kher SK. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in blood donors, STD, pulmonary tuberculosis cases and correlation with serum alanine transaminase levels. Presented at the Maharashtra Chapter meeting of the Ind Assn of Med Microbiologists held at Bombay 29-30 Jul 95.

    17. Ohri VC, Rao MKK, Singh Lavan, Kher SK. Hospital acquired HCV infection: A new entity. Presented at the Third Ind Conf on hospital Infection at Ahmedabad 08-10 Dec 95.

    18. Delivered a guest lecture on "AIDS: Preventive strategies for HIV & AIDS in the Armed Forces" at the CME -95 held at Command Hospital (EC), Calcutta on 25 Dec 95.

    19. Jena J, Panda BN, Kher SK, Nema SK, Tewari SC. Mycobacteriology of HIV related tuberculosis: A study from Armed Forces Referral Cardio thoracic Hospital. Presented at the 51st National Conf of Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases held at Bangalore from 04-06 Nov 96.

    20. Kher SK. Delivered a guest lecture for Tigerana Ladies Club on 13 Dec 97 at Military Hospital Jhansi.

    21. Kher SK. Delivered 26 lectures in 1996-97 in Jhansi- Babina Complex for the Officers/troops and their families on "AIDS & YOU" and "AIDS Aur Aap" during preventive counseling part of AFMRC 2115/96.

    22. Tripathy S.P., Rodrigues J.J., Banerjee K, Joshi D.R., Jayaprakash M, Kher S.K. and Thakar M. Tuberculosis in a group of 169 HIV-1 seropositives at Pune, India. (Abstract # Pub 7559), VIII International Conference on AIDS, Amsterdam, July 19- 24, 1992. 3, 142.