Mudhigeti Nagaraja

@svimstpt.ap.nic.in

Scientist C, State-level VRDL, Department of Clinical Virology
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

25. Nagaraja M, Hulikal N, Venkataramana B, Kalawat U. HPV Genotype Prevalence in Indian Women with Cervical Disease and Estimation of the Potential Impact of HPV Vaccines on Prevention of Cervical Cancer. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2022 (IJMMB-D-22-00377R2; September 13; accepted).
24. Racherla RG, Katari SK, Mohan A, Amineni U, Badur M, Chaudhury A, Nagaraja M, Kodavala S, Kante M, Kalawat U. Molecular Characterization and Identification of Potential Inhibitors for ‘E’ Protein of Dengue Virus. Viruses 2022, 14, 940. .
23. Anagoni S, Mudhigeti N, Alladi M, Anju V, Am P, Kalawat U. Effect of delay in processing and storage temperature on diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by RTPCR testing. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2022 Apr 4:S0255-0857(22)00050-0. doi: 10.1016/j..
22. Nagendra Reddy T, Nagaraja M, Vivekananda Reddy C. Isolation and Molecular Identification of Avibacterium Paragallinarum in Layers Using SYBR Green Real-Time PCR. Paripex - Indian J Res

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science (BSc; Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT), Microbiology and Chemistry. Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) Tirupati, A.P, India. (2002-2005).
Graduate School: Master of Science (Medical Microbiology), SVIMS, Tirupati, A.P, India. (2005-8)
Medical Microbiology; thesis title “Detection of Human papillomavirus (HPV) and identification of its genotypes among women with suspected cervical cancer and their male partners”. SVIMS, Tirupati, A.P, India. (2013-2019)
Technical degree: Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Sri Venkateswara Hardware Technology and Educational Society (SVHTES), Tirupati, A.P, India. (2014-2014)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Virology, Microbiology, Immunology

193

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

8

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG and Its Avidity Compared with Neutralizing Antibodies among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India–a One Year Follow Up Study
    A Srikar, M Nagaraja, A Mohan, P Prakash, K Sireesha, N Umapathi, ...
    Preprints 2023

  • Mutation Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Isolated from Symptomatic Cases from Andhra Pradesh, India
    M Nagaraja, K Sireesha, A Srikar, K Sudheer Kumar, A Mohan, ...
    Viruses 15 (8), 1656 2023

  • HPV genotype prevalence in Indian women with cervical disease and estimation of the potential impact of HPV vaccines on prevention of cervical cancer
    M Nagaraja, H Narendra, B Venkataramana, U Kalawat
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 43, 73-78 2023

  • Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Infections Among Clinically Suspected Women with Cervical Cancer or Precancerous Lesions
    D Soumya, K Meenakshi, M Nagaraja, R Rishi Gowtham, N Umapathi, ...
    Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 21 (1), 27 2023

  • Effect of delay in processing and storage temperature on diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by RTPCR testing
    S Anagoni, N Mudhigeti, M Alladi, V Anju, AM Padmalatha, U Kalawat
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 40 (3), 427-432 2022

  • Molecular Characterization and Identification of Potential Inhibitors for ‘E’Protein of Dengue Virus
    RG Racherla, SK Katari, A Mohan, U Amineni, M Badur, A Chaudhury, ...
    Viruses 14 (5), 940 2022

  • E6-E7 based nested multiplex PCR assay for genital HPV detection and simultaneous typing of 15 high and low-risk HPV types
    N Mudhigeti, U Kalawat, N Hulikal, RG Racherla
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 40 (1), 18-23 2022

  • ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF AVIBACTERIUM PARAGALLINARUM IN LAYERS BY USING SYBR GREEN REAL TIME PCR
    VR Nagendra Reddy Thopireddy, Nagaraja Mudhigeti
    PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH 10 (12), 55-58 2021

  • Evaluation of a New Rapid Antigen Detection Test for the Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern India
    SD Harika Vangara, UshaKalawat, B Siddhartha Kumar, Manohar Badur, Mukkara ...
    Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 15 (Issue 4), DC23-DC28 2021

  • Interpretation of pooled sample testing of COVID-19 for efficient use of resources Reply
    I Praharaj, A Jain, M Singh, A Balakrishnan, R Dhodapkar, B Borkakoty, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Research, 563-563 2021

  • Evaluation of SARS CoV-2 RT-PCR in a multiple sample pool reply
    I Praharaj, A Jain, M Singh, A Balakrishnan, R Dhodapkar, B Borkakoty, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Research, 700-701 2021

  • Pooled testing for COVID-19 diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A multi-site comparative evaluation of 5-& 10-sample pooling
    I Praharaj, A Jain, M Singh, A Balakrishnan, R Dhodapkar, B Borkakoty, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Research 152 (1-2), 88-94 2020

  • Seroprevalence and Trend of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections in Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India-A Retrospective Study.
    PA MAHALAKSHMI, RR GOWTHAM, N MUDHIGETI, ML PAMIREDDY, ...
    Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research 14 (1) 2020

  • Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya IgG Antibodies among Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients.
    A VERMA, N MUDHIGETI, S KOMMIREDDY, S ANAGONI, KVS SHARMA, ...
    Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research 13 (12) 2019

  • Evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection and typing of human papilloma virus 16 and 18 from endocervical samples
    N Mudhigeti, U Kalawat, N Hulikal, M Kante
    Indian journal of medical microbiology 37 (2), 241-247 2019

  • Metachronous carcinoma cervix in a treated case of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma-A rare case report
    PM Basha, P Das, BV Subramanian, R Gupta, AK Chowhan, ...
    International Journal of Health and Clinical Research 2 (1), 24-28 2019

  • Trends of acute-phase dengue at a tertiary care hospital, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh India
    RG Racherla, M Nagaraja, A Mohan, U Kalawat
    Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 7 (4), 175-178 2018

  • A study of influenza 2017–2018 outbreak in Andhra Pradesh, India
    N Mudhigeti, RG Racherla, PA Mahalakshmi, ML Pamireddy, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 36 (4), 526-531 2018

  • Subcutaneous Rhytidhysteron infection: a case report from South India with literature review
    N Mudhigeti, R Patnayak, U Kalawat, SRC Yeddula
    Cureus 10 (4) 2018

  • Co-circulation of four dengue serotypes at South Eastern Andhra Pradesh, India: A prospective study
    RG Racherla, ML Pamireddy, A Mohan, N Mudhigeti, PA Mahalakshmi, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 36 (2), 236-240 2018

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Pooled testing for COVID-19 diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A multi-site comparative evaluation of 5-& 10-sample pooling
    I Praharaj, A Jain, M Singh, A Balakrishnan, R Dhodapkar, B Borkakoty, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Research 152 (1-2), 88-94 2020
    Citations: 49

  • Co-circulation of four dengue serotypes at South Eastern Andhra Pradesh, India: A prospective study
    RG Racherla, ML Pamireddy, A Mohan, N Mudhigeti, PA Mahalakshmi, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 36 (2), 236-240 2018
    Citations: 28

  • Detection of virulence factors and phenotypic characterization of Candida isolates from clinical specimens
    NV Jose, N Mudhigeti, J Asir, SD Chandrakesan
    Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine 1 (1), 27-31 2015
    Citations: 18

  • A Rare Case Report of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycotic Cyst Caused by Exophiala oligosperma in an Immunocompetent Host with Literature Review
    S Venkateshwar, MM Ambroise, GJ Asir, N Mudhigeti, A Ramdas, K Authy, ...
    Mycopathologia 178, 117-121 2014
    Citations: 15

  • Subcutaneous infection by Cladosporium sphaerospermum-A rare case report
    TA Alekhya Maduri, Rashmi Patnayak, Anju Verma1, Nagaraja Mudgeti1, Usha ...
    indian journal of Indian Pathology and Microbiology, 406-7 2015
    Citations: 13

  • Potential of biofilm formation by staphylococci on polymer surface and its correlation with methicillin susceptibility
    A Chaudhury, M Nagaraja, AG Kumar
    Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology 2009
    Citations: 13

  • A study of influenza 2017–2018 outbreak in Andhra Pradesh, India
    N Mudhigeti, RG Racherla, PA Mahalakshmi, ML Pamireddy, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 36 (4), 526-531 2018
    Citations: 11

  • Use of chromogenic medium for speciation of Candida isolated from clinical specimens
    T Dharmeswari, SD Chandrakesan, N Mudhigeti, A Patricia, R Kanungo
    International Journal of Current Research and Review 6 (1), 1 2014
    Citations: 11

  • Subcutaneous Rhytidhysteron infection: a case report from South India with literature review
    N Mudhigeti, R Patnayak, U Kalawat, SRC Yeddula
    Cureus 10 (4) 2018
    Citations: 9

  • Evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection and typing of human papilloma virus 16 and 18 from endocervical samples
    N Mudhigeti, U Kalawat, N Hulikal, M Kante
    Indian journal of medical microbiology 37 (2), 241-247 2019
    Citations: 8

  • Seroprevalence and Trend of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections in Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India-A Retrospective Study.
    PA MAHALAKSHMI, RR GOWTHAM, N MUDHIGETI, ML PAMIREDDY, ...
    Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research 14 (1) 2020
    Citations: 3

  • Trends of acute-phase dengue at a tertiary care hospital, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh India
    RG Racherla, M Nagaraja, A Mohan, U Kalawat
    Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 7 (4), 175-178 2018
    Citations: 3

  • Endotracheal tube tip culture in post-operative respiratory infections in open heart surgery patients: a one year prospective study
    UK H.C. Chandra Mouli,1 M. Nagaraja,2 Abha Chandra
    The Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 51 (1), 214-220 2016
    Citations: 3

  • Mutation Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Isolated from Symptomatic Cases from Andhra Pradesh, India
    M Nagaraja, K Sireesha, A Srikar, K Sudheer Kumar, A Mohan, ...
    Viruses 15 (8), 1656 2023
    Citations: 2

  • E6-E7 based nested multiplex PCR assay for genital HPV detection and simultaneous typing of 15 high and low-risk HPV types
    N Mudhigeti, U Kalawat, N Hulikal, RG Racherla
    Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 40 (1), 18-23 2022
    Citations: 2

  • Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya IgG Antibodies among Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients.
    A VERMA, N MUDHIGETI, S KOMMIREDDY, S ANAGONI, KVS SHARMA, ...
    Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research 13 (12) 2019
    Citations: 2

  • Common fungal isolates from routine clinical specimens: a two years’ studyfrom a tertiary care hospital in South India
    R Jayaprada, M Nagaraja, GLSS Kumar, B Venkataramana, U Kalawat
    Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research 6 (1), 2-9 2017
    Citations: 2

  • Evaluation of SARS CoV-2 RT-PCR in a multiple sample pool reply
    I Praharaj, A Jain, M Singh, A Balakrishnan, R Dhodapkar, B Borkakoty, ...
    Indian Journal of Medical Research, 700-701 2021
    Citations: 1

Publications

25. Nagaraja M, Hulikal N, Venkataramana B, Kalawat U. HPV Genotype Prevalence in Indian Women with Cervical Disease and Estimation of the Potential Impact of HPV Vaccines on Prevention of Cervical Cancer. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2022 (IJMMB-D-22-00377R2; September 13; accepted).
24. Racherla RG, Katari SK, Mohan A, Amineni U, Badur M, Chaudhury A, Nagaraja M, Kodavala S, Kante M, Kalawat U. Molecular Characterization and Identification of Potential Inhibitors for ‘E’ Protein of Dengue Virus. Viruses 2022, 14, 940. .
23. Anagoni S, Mudhigeti N, Alladi M, Anju V, Am P, Kalawat U. Effect of delay in processing and storage temperature on diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by RTPCR testing. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2022 Apr 4:S0255-0857(22)00050-0. doi: 10.1016/j..
22. Nagendra Reddy T, Nagaraja M, Vivekananda Reddy C. Isolation and Molecular Identification of Avibacterium Paragallinarum in Layers Using SYBR Green Real-Time PCR. Paripex - Indian J Research 2021;10(12): 55-58. DOI : 10.36106/paripex.
21. Mudhigeti N, Kalawat U, Hulikal N, Racherla RG. E6-E7 based nested multiplex PCR assay for genital HPV detection and simultaneous typing of 15 high and low-risk HPV types. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2022 Jan-Mar;40(1):18-23. doi: 10.1016/j.. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 34871707.
20. Vangara H, Kalawat U, Kumar BS, Badur M, Madhusudan M, Mudhigeti N, et al. Evaluation of a New Rapid Antigen Detection Test for the Diagnosis of Influe