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Senior Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
Dr. Ajitha Pillai
MD (Microbiology) · Medical College Trivandrum Alumna
18+ Years Clinical Microbiology ExperienceMolecular PCR & Antibiogram Lead
Clinical Biography
Dr. Ajitha Pillai is a Senior Consultant Clinical Microbiologist heading the Infectious Disease and Molecular Microbiology department at QXL Diagnostics Super Speciality Laboratory. With 18+ years of expertise, Dr. Pillai specializes in automated microbial identification, antibiotic susceptibility testing (MIC values), viral serology, and food/inhalant IgE allergy panels.
She leads QXL Diagnostics' critical value alert protocol for blood cultures and urgent dengue/typhoid notifications to treating physicians across Bengaluru.
Laboratory Expertise
Automated Blood & Urine Culture Sensitivity (MIC Values)
Dengue NS1 Antigen & IgM/IgG Serology
Real-Time PCR Molecular Testing (TB-PCR, Viral Load)
Comprehensive Food & Inhalant IgE Allergy Panels
Hepatitis B & C Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Fungal Culture & KOH Microscopic Examination
Hospital Cumulative Antibiogram Generation
Stool Culture & Parasitology Examinations