Hello Ishu,

Preparing for D. M. Infectious disease in AIIMs is really tough and you need to practice questions thoroughly. Virology & Parasitology as well as Bacteriology including TB & Leporasy, pyrexia of unknown origin and their differential diagnosis along with different forms of infectious diarrhoea and pneumonia which ultimately covers the whole Microbiology are to be practiced. The syllabus range could not be even predicted. Questions will be application or clinicaly based.  This also includes latest modalities in the diagnosis and molecular diagnosis of biological and parasitological diseases. You would have 90 minutes for 80 MCQs, you need to just practise these related questions. If you want to gain more than or equal to 50 Percentile, you need to know basics of theory as well as practical.  You must also be aware of the basic procedures of culture in autoclave and along with serological tests, identification of various microbiological specimens and instruments and some readymade tests done for which you have to interpret the result.  You also need to go through Journals to get updated information.

Books to refer:

• . Mandell, Douglas and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases(Eighth edition 2015).

• Infectious Diseases (Fourth edition 2016).
• Harrison’s Infectious Diseases (Second edition 2015).
• AIDS Therapy (Third Edition 2008).
• Tropical Infectious Diseases (Third Edition 2011).
• John G. Barlett. Pocket Book of Infectious Disease Therapy. Lippincort Williams & Wilkins, 2005-06 Thirteenth Edition.
• Principles pathogens and practice. 3rd Edition, Elsiever Churchill Livingston, 2011.
• Diagnostic Microbiology, 14th edition.
• W.C. Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th edition.
• Oxford Textbook of Medicine: Infection. 5th Edition.
• Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11Th Edition, American Society for Microbiology (ASM Press),
• Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, 6th Edition.
• Patricia tille. Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology, 14th edition.
• Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 2 Vol.
• Principles of Respiratory Medicine (section on Pulmonary Involvement in Tropical Diseases).
• Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th ed, 2 vol.
• Principles of Critical Care. 3rd Edition.
• Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine, 6th edition.

You must also go through these Journals:

• Clinical Infectious Diseases
• Journal of Infectious Diseases
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Lancet Infectious Diseases
• Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

I hope this helps.

BEST WISHES!