Browsing by Author "Navaratne, V"
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Circulating Dengue Strains During the Covid 19 Pandemic in the Western Province of Sri Lanka
Dassanayake, K; Abeygoonawardena, H; Kariyawasam, J; Chathuranga, T; Gunasekara, H; Sundralingam, T; Dilshani, P; Punchihewa, C; Premawansa, G; Premawansa, S; Wijewickrama, A; Wijesinghe, N; Navaratne, V; De Silva, D (2022-09-29)Dengue has been considered endemic to Sri Lanka since 1989 with regular dengue epidemics. We sought to identify the dengue strains and the circulating serotypes from July 2019 to December 2021. 299 consenting patients ... -
A community based Study on Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus
Abeygoonawardena, H; Navaratne, V; Balasuriya, A; Gunawardane, M (2014)Background. Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial cause of superficial infectionand a health care associated infection. The emergence of multiple resistances to anti staphylococcal penicillins like cloxacillin, ... -
Detection of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations for Meropenem in Resistant Coliform Isolates at National Cancer Institute Maharagama
Welagedara, CSK; Perera, WGMCH; Costa, MRS; Kalinga, NDL; Navaratne, V; Gunasekara, SP; Senaratne, UTN (2021)Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a health problem worldwide due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics. The determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) using broth micro dilution (BMD) is the gold ... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Fosfomycin for Coliforms Isolated from Patients with Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) at Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama and University Hospital KDU Sri Lanka
Jayathilaka, AWGSN; Pathirana, TI; Kumari, KVCL; senaratne, UTN; Navaratne, V; Gunasekara, SP (2022)Fosfomycin is known to be sensitive to E. coli and Klebsiella spp., with lower resistance. It is not used in the Sri Lankan setting to treat UTIs. This study aimed to find the susceptibility patterns and minimum inhibitory ... -
The impact of a hand hygiene workshop on improving the knowledge of hand hygiene of medical students
Senanayake, NP; Navaratne, V; Balasuriya, A (2019) -
Knowledge of Hand Hygiene among the Medical Students at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Senanayake, NP; Navaratne, V; Balasuriya, A (2014)Background. Hospital acquired infections are commonly transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers. The objective of this study was to compare the knowledge of hand hygiene among the preclinical students and the students ...