1. Banavath Balajia, Mukta Wyawaharea, Ramalakshmi Porankia, Haritha Madigubbab, Apurba Sankar Sastry; Clinical outcomes of suspected Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection at a tertiary care center in south India, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2020, ISSN 0255-0857, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2020.12.001."
2. Concordance between National healthcare safety network (NHSN) surveillance criteria and Clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) criteria for diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP)
3. Chowdhury SS, Sastry AS, Sureshkumar S, Cherian A, Sistla S, Rajashekar D. The impact of antimicrobial stewardship programme on regulating the policy adherence and antimicrobial usage in selected intensive care units in a tertiary care center-A prospective interventional study. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2020 Nov 1;38(3-4):362-70.
4. Apurba Sastry., et al. “Impact of Susceptible-Dose-Dependent (SDD) Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) on Reporting and Prescribing Antibiotics"". Acta Scientific Microbiology 3.12 (2020)."
5. Anitha G, Sarumathi D, Madigubba H, Sastry AS. Operational strategies to optimize the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the intellect of 2019 Coronavirus Disease Global Demand Crises (COVID-19) Pandemic: Indian healthcare setting
6. Sarumathi D, Gunalan A, Sastry AS. A Case Report of Cardiobacterium hominis Endocarditis in a Pregnant Woman. Accepted, Cureus. 2020
7. Madigubba H, Deepashree, Sastry AS. Bacteriological Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern in Sterile Body Fluid specimen from a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India, and Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine. J Curr Res Sci Med, Accepted, April, 2020.
8. Haritha M, Monika, Rahul D, Narayanan P and Sastry AS. 2019. Risk Assessment and Recommendation of Post Exposure Prophylaxis after a Sentinel Case of Rabies in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India. Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 8(09): 1807-1817.
9. Sarumathi D, Gunalan A, Madigubba H, Sastry AS. Intelligent use of mask in view of extraordinary shortage situation of COVID-19 pandemic: A review. Accepted, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2020
10. Sarumathi D, Rajashekar D, Sastry AS. Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Colistin against Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern India. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research.2020 ; 14(7):DC01-DC05. DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/43889.13808
11. Samantamy S, Deepashree, Cherian A, Anitha , Sastry A. Linezolid resistant Enterococcus faecium in sepsis. Indian J Microbiol Res 2020;7(1):99-103.
12. Binu NT, Anitha G, Samantaray S, Sastry AS. Effect of blood volume in automated blood culture of the BACT/ALERT 3D system on isolation rate and time to positivity of pathogens, in a tertiary care hospital, South India. IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases. 2020 Jul 15;5(4):176-80.
13. Arumugam A, Deepashree R, Bhat P, Akshatha R, Dhodapkar R, Sastry AS. Educational Intervention to Increase Hepatitis B Vaccination among Housekeeping Staff. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2019 Feb 1;13(2)
14. Rajshekar D, Chaudhari KV, Bhat P, Prakash SS, Raghvan R, Vasanth S, Jayakar S, Sugumaran R, Kannambath R, Chowdury S, Sneha R, Sastry AS. Evaluation of performance of direct disk diffusion test from positively flagged blood culture broth: A large scale study from South India. Journal of Laboratory Physicians. 2019 Apr 1;11(2):154-60.
15. Selvan M, Deepashree R, Bhat P, Akshatha R, Jayakar S, Sastry AS. Appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy for culture-proven blood stream infections. Journal of The Academy of Clinical Microbiologists. 2019 Jan 1;21(1):16.
16. Priyatesh Dwivedi, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda, Apurba Sankar Sastry; Surrogate Markers and their Correlation to Bacterial Contamination and Other Quality Parameters in Random-Donor Platelets by Platelet-Rich Plasma Method; Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine; Volume 4, Issue-1, Jan-June 2019
17. Samantaray S., Abisha, Prakash S., R. Deepashree, Sastry AS. Effect of delayed vial entry on the recovery and time to positivity of microorganisms from automated blood culture vials in a tertiary care hospital, South India. Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2018;4(4):251-56.
18. Nain J, Deepashree R, Tamang P, Bhat P, Prakash S, Sneha R, Sastry AS et al. Comparison of four different methods of smear preparation for Gram staining of positively flagged automated blood culture bottles. J Curr Res Sci Med 2018.
19. Suman S Prakash, Deepashree R, Akshatha Ravindra , Sneha R, Sastry AS. Acute Native Valve Endocarditis by Granulicatella adiacens. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2018 Oct 1;12(10).
20. Abdul Mannan Laskar, Deepashree R, Prasanna Bhat, Biju Pottakkat, Sunil Narayan, Apurba Sankar Sastry, A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in a tertiary care center
21. Sastry Apurba Sankar, R. Deepashree, and Prasanna Bhat. "Impact of a hand hygiene audit on hand hygiene compliance in a tertiary care public sector teaching hospital in South India." American Journal of Infection Control (2017).
22. Sastry AS, Rajshekhar D, Bhat P. Needlestick, sharp, and splash injuries in a tertiary care government hospital of South India. Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine. 2017 Jul 1;3(2):94.
23. Deepashree R, Raghavan R, Sastry AS. Implementation of active surveillance system to track hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital in India. Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine. 2017 Jan 1;3(1):21.
24. Moolchandani K, Sastry AS, Sistla S, Mandal J. Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance among Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2017 Feb 1;11(2).
25. Suman Susan Prakash, R. Deepashree, Anusha Cherian, Apurba Sankar Sastry. Care Bundle Approach To Reduce Device Associated Infections In a Teriary Care Teaching Hospital, South India.2017, Journal of Laboratory Physicians | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow. JLP_162_16R5
26. Sivasankari S, Anitha C, Sastry A, Bhatt S, Kumudhavathi MS, Amshavadhani SK. Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenem Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter Baumanii in Kanchipuram. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology.2014 Jan-Mar;5(1);50-3.
27. Sivasankari S, Senthamarai S, Anitha C, Apurba Sankar Sastry SB, Kumudhavathi MS, Amshavathani SK. Prevalence of invasive aspergillosis among (PTB) patients in Kanchipuram, India. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 2014 Mar;8(3):22.
28. K SB, Sastry AS, Senthamarai S, Sivasankari S. Seroprevalence of dengue viral infections in patients attending to a tertiary care hospital in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Int J Res Health Sci. 2014 Jul 31;2(3):818-22
29. K SB, Sastry AS, Senthamarai S, Sivasankari S. Seroprevalence of dengue viral infections in patients attending to a tertiary care hospital in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Int J Res Health Sci. 2014 Jul 31;2(3):818-22
30. Bhat SK, Sastry A. Laboratory diagnosis of malaria: A brief review. International Journal of Medical and Pharma Research (IJMPR). 2013 Jun 1;2(2):88-94.
31. Bhat S, Sastry AS. Pulmonary complications of community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)-case series. Innovative Journal of Medical and Health Science. 2013 Oct 14;3(2).
32. "Sandhya BK, Apurba S, Senthamarai, Sivasankari, Kumudavathi, Anitha, Amshavathani SK. Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in patients attending to a tertiary care hospital in Kanchipuram, India. Disease, Volume 3, Number 7, April 2013
33. Kumudavathi MS, Bhat S, Sastry AS, Senthamarai RR. Hospital based surveillance of enteric parasites and comparative analysis of intestinal parasitic infections in the hospital children with rural school children at Kancheepuram. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2013 Mar 18;2(11):1592-602.
34. Senthamarai, Sivasankari , Apurba S , Sandhya BK , Kumudavathi MS , Anitha C, Amshavathani SK. Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women with bad obstetric history in a tertiary care hospital, Kanchipuram-a pilot study. Disease, Volume 3, Number 9, June 2013
35. Apurba SS, Sandhya BK, Senthamarai S, Sivasankari S, Kumudavathi MS, Anitha C, Amshavathani SK. Serological Evaluation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type- 1/ Type- 2 infections in Pregnant Women With Bad Obstetric History in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kanchipuram. International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR). 2013;1(3):123-8.
36. Serodiagnosis of Dengue fever by immune chromatographic test, ELISA and NS1 antigen detection in a tertiary care centre, Kanchipuram. Apurba S.S., Sandhya B.K., Senthamarai S., Sivasankari S., Kumudavathi M.S., Anitha C., Amshavathani S.K..    Accepted for publication in the International Journal “Disease” Research article No.Dis-0011, April 2013.
37. Sastry AS, Sandhya Bhat K, Sastry AS, Kumudavathi MS. Characterization and susceptibility pattern of Candida isolates from HIV-seropositive patients in a tertiary care Hospital. J Evol Med Dental. 2012;1(4):589-97.
38. Bhat S, Apurba S, Anand S. Laboratory diagnosis of malaria by conventional peripheral blood smear examination with Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) and Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT)-A comparative study. International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health. Vol. 4 No. 10 (2012),1746-55.
39. Bhat SK, Sastry AS, Sharada M, Nagaraj ER. Tuberculosos of calcaneum: a rare case report. Int J Collab Res Int Med Public Health. 2012;4:1601-5.
40. Mandal J, Dhodapkar R, Acharya NS, Sastry A, Parija SC. Urinary tract infection due to Aeromonas spp., a lesser known causative bacterium. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2010 Oct 11;4(10):679-81.

Books

1. Apurba Sastry, Sandhya Bhat; Essentials of Medical Microbiology, 3^rd edition, 2020, Jaypee Brothers medical publisher, New Delhi
2. Apurba Sastry, Sandhya Bhat; Essentials of Practical Microbiology, 2^nd edition, 2020, Jaypee Brothers medical publisher, New Delhi
3. Apurba Sastry, Sandhya Bhat; Review of Microbiology and Immunology, 9^th edition, 2020, Jaypee Brothers medical publisher, New Delhi
4. Apurba Sastry, Deepashree R; Essentials of Hospital infection control, 1^st edition, 2019, Jaypee Brothers medical publisher, New Delhi
5. Apurba Sastry, Sandhya Bhat; Essentials of Medical Parasitology, 2^nd edition, 2018, Jaypee Brothers medical publisher, New Delhi
6. Microbiology for FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Entrance), Second edition, I.T.B.S. Medical Publisher, New Delhi
7. Manual on ‘National Infection Control Guidelines', National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi (contributor)
8. Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: in Resource-Limited Settings; second version, 2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (contributor)