Articles

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  Research Articles

  Bacteria mediated silver nanoparticles: comparison as potent antibiofilm agents

  M   Peiris ,  N   Fernando ,  P   Jayaweera ,  M   Weerasekera ,  C   Gunasekara

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 13-23
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  Research Articles

  Molecular characterization and antibiotic sensitivity testing of bacteria in blood cultures of Hepatitis B virus infected subjects

  II   Anibijuwon ,  OC   Ayanwale ,  OO   Ayanda

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 68-78
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  Research Articles

  Characteristics of community acquired and hospital acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

  WAMP   Samaranayake ,  L   Karunanayake ,  CGUA   Patabendige

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 24-31
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  Research Articles

  Baseline titres of O, H and AH agglutinins to Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A in blood donors in Sri Lanka.

  SC   Illapperuma ,  EM   Corea ,  SB   Agampodi

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 32-41
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  Research Articles

  A preliminary study of mecA gene expression and methicillin resistance in staphylococci isolated from the human oral cavity

  WMDA   Wijesundara ,  RGSC   Rajapakse ,  JAMA   Jayatilake ,  JAMS   Jayatilake

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 42-48
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  Research Articles

  A preliminary survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding rabies in West Bengal, India

  Subhabrata   Kumar

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 79-83
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  Research Articles

  A comparative morphometrics of amastigote forms of Leishmania donovani found in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Sri Lanka: evidence for the presence of promastigote-like structures

  A   Gunasekara ,  D   Iddawela ,  S   Wickramasinghe

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 59-67
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  Research Articles

  Establishing Campylobacter culture methods in a clinical diagnostic laboratory and the first report of Campylobacter species isolation in northern Sri Lanka

  FN   Mubarak ,  MVSC   Pathirage ,  N   Kandasamy ,  A   Keerthika ,  S   Mahalingam ,  FJM   Mithulan ,  K   Selvi ,  S   Umakanthan ,  KCR   Perera ,  KDK   Waidyarathne ,  SAN   Sandeepani ,  G   Sathiadas ,  SK   Arulmoli ,  N   Srisaravanapavananthan

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 49-58
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  Case Reports

  Dengue haemorrhagic fever in late pregnancy causing maternal and intrauterine foetal death – A case report

  SA   Gunawardena ,  V   Dias ,  O   Amarajeewa ,  P   Ellangage ,  S   Gunarathna ,  P   Gunaratne ,  H   Gunawardhana ,  S   Jayasuriya

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 88-94
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  Case Reports

  Intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B affecting all household members - A case report

  MIP   Premathilake ,  RGLS   Rajamanthree ,  YLB   Karunarathne ,  MARV   Muthugala

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 84-87
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  Case Reports

  Isolated facial nerve palsy: Rare manifestation of dengue haemorrhagic fever - A case report

  M   Misthaq ,  P   Selladurai ,  AGH   Sugathapala

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 95-97
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  Review Articles

  Rickettsioses in Sri Lanka – A mini review

  
  

  Veranja   Liyanapathirana

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  26 Apr 2019

  9 ( 1 ) : 1-12
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  Research Articles

  A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue among hospitalized patients from Northern Sri Lanka

  T   Kumanan ,  D   Logeswaran

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 127-132
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  Research Articles

  A preliminary study on Naegleria species in water bodies of Kurunegala district, Sri Lanka

  JANS   Gunarathna ,  D   Iddawela ,  S   Wickramasinghe

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 74-83
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  Research Articles

  Prevalence rates of HIV, HBsAg and HCV co-infections among tuberculosis patients in Sokoto Metropolis, Northwest Nigeria

  M   Imoru ,  A   Bala ,  AH   Marafa

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 84-92
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  Research Articles

  Epidemiology of invasive infections caused by vancomycin sensitive and resistant enterococcal strains among oncology patients at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka from 1st of July 2012 to 31st of July 2013

  LS   Athukorala ,  CGUA   Patabendige ,  PJ   Arumapperuma

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 115-126
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  Research Articles

  Bacterial pathogens causing urinary tract infections in children and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

  KLW   Hathagoda ,  SS   Gunathilaka ,  B   Dissanayake ,  I   Tharaka ,  K   Gunathilaka ,  R   Jayawardane ,  R   Gunapala

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 93-99
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  Research Articles

  Soil-transmitted helminth infections, associated factors and nutritional status in an estate community in Sri Lanka

  O   Suraweera ,  L   Galgamuwa ,  S   Wickramasinghe ,  D   Iddawela ,  N   Nandasiri

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 100-114
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  Case Reports

  Sepsis with cerebral lupus…. or is it? A case report on Cryptococcaemia

  N   Jayawardena ,  S   Sigera ,  B   Rathnayake ,  RH   Lewkebandara ,  L   Rajakaruna ,  P   Jayasekera

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 137-141
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  Case Reports

  Challenges in diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: A case report of an unusual nosocomial infection

  MCT   Jayasundera ,  DLB   Piyasiri ,  RBD.   Ranasinghe ,  PP   Sathanandan ,  GM   Ulwishewa

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 133-136
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  Case Reports

  Severe falciparum malaria with hypophosphataemia and presumed hypophosphatemia induced rhabdomyolysis: a case report

  M   Perera ,  V   Samarawickrama ,  K   Lokuketagoda ,  K   Thirumavalawan

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 142-146
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  Review Articles

  The soil-transmitted helminths in Sri Lanka: a review of the recent literature

  NR   de Silva

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 60-68
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  Perspectives

  Despite huge investment to contain AMR, recent reports of increased occurrence of superbugs are terrifying

  BH   Gulumbe

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  31 Oct 2018

  8 ( 2 ) : 69-73
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  Editorial

  Editorial

  
  

  Vasanthi   Thevanesam

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  10 May 2018

  8 ( 1 ) : 1
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  Research Articles

  Antibacterial and anti-candida activity of chlorhexidine gluconate, Triphala and Munamal pothu (bark of Mimusops elengi)

  GK   Wijesinghe ,  PDTA   Jayarathna ,  TDCP   Gunasekara ,  N   Fernando ,  N   Kottegoda ,  MM   Weerasekera

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  07 May 2018

  8 ( 1 ) : 25-31