Medicine: Recent submissions
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Prediction of Newborn Anthropometric Parameters using Maternal Anthropometry at Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Galle District, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)The state of maternal nutrition, denoted by maternal anthropometric parameters, is found to play a pivotal role in determining new-born anthropometric parameters. This study was conducted to predict new-born anthropometric ... -
Filarial Infections among Migrant Workers Employed in Steel Factories in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)In 2016, WHO declared Sri Lanka as a country that eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Influx of migrant workers from neighbouring countries which are still endemic for LF has been reported ... -
A Relapsed Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis – A Case Report from Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Histoplasma capsulatum is a soil saprophyte which is now considered to be endemic in Southeast Asia and Southern Europe. It is a thermally dimorphic fungus seen in damp soil contaminated with bat guano and bird excreta. ... -
Review on Antidiabetic Potency of Family Aristolochiaceae Using the Diabetic Rat Model, α-Glucosidase, and α-Amylase Inhibitory Assays
(2022-09-29)The plant species in the family Aristolochiaceae consists of various important bioactive compounds, and they are used as functional ingredients in the development of therapeutic agents to act against diseases including ... -
Analysis of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 in a Cohort of Patients with Colorectal Cancers in Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers globally, accounting for nearly 10% of all cancers. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels have been reported to increase in CRC patients. The ... -
Overweight and Obesity: Knowledge, Attitudes and Recognition by Patients and Medical Practitioners
(2022-09-29)The World Health Organization describes obesity as the most visible but neglected public health problem. We assessed the knowledge, perception and attitudes towards obesity among overweight/obese patients and the recognition ... -
Anthelmintic Activity of Aqueous Extracts of Cassia fistula Linn. In-vitro Study
(2022-09-29)Anthelmintic resistance is a vital issue in controlling intestinal worm infestations. The traditional medical literature reveals the anthelmintic activity of Cassia fistula Linn. (C. fistula). Hence, our study aimed to ... -
Covid-19 Infection: A Survey of Knowledge and Attitude of Non-Academic Staff in a Sri Lankan University
(2022-09-29)Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, the functioning of state Universities were hampered by a number of lockdowns. Even after two years, most of the Universities have not been fully operational due ... -
Knowledge, Practices, and Self-Reported Symptoms of Menstrual Irregularities among Female University Students in Sri Lanka: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
(2022-09-29)Menstrual irregularities are important in terms of female reproductive health. However, it is poorly addressed in developing countries like Sri Lanka especially in school level and above. The present descriptive ... -
Cytotoxic Effects of Syzygium aromaticum Leaf Extract against Aedes albopictus Cells
(2022-09-29)Syzygium aromaticum consists of anti-microbial and anti-parasitic activity. S. aromaticum is rich in many phytochemicals such as eugenol, terpenes, and phenolic compounds. In this research, we tested the cytotoxicity of ... -
Knowledge and Selected Practices of Paid Bystanders Regarding Patient Care and Personal Protection in Colombo-North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)The dearth of studies on paid bystanders who figure prominently in caregiving for inward patients in Sri Lankan hospitals led us to assess their knowledge and selected practices regarding patient care and personal ... -
Stem Cell Manipulation with Plasmid-Based Transcription Factor Over-Expression Systems to Successfully Generate Pre-Specified Cells Fates in-vitro; Proof of Concept of in-vitro Stem Cell Fate Reprogramming Using cDNA Vectors
(2022-09-29)The differentiation of stem cells in a controlled fashion is essential to achieve a predefined daughter cell types required for research or regenerative therapies. Transcription factors play a key role in switching ... -
The Utility of Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in Identifying Envenomation Following Cobra Bites
(2022-09-29)The cobra is one of the highly venomous snakes in Sri Lanka. Cobra bites are not known to cause haemato-toxicity, except in some studies that have shown a transient coagulopathy by nonclotting 20-minute Whole Blood ... -
Decompression Sickness, Intervention Study on Clinical Features of Two Study Samples Treated in a Single Hyperbaric Unit at Naval Hospital Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Decompression sickness (DCS) is a 100% treatable occupational health hazard related to diving activities. Physiopathology is bubbles forming in tissue or blood from dissolved Nitrogen on ascent if time and/or depth of ... -
Activation of Latent Melioidosis Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report
(2022-09-29)Melioidosis causes suppurative infection with local abscesses and the reservoirs of the organism; Burkholderia pseudomallei are soil, fresh water and paddy fields. The diagnosis is made by isolating the organism through ... -
High Fluoride Exposure may be Associated with Subclinical Renal Injury in Normoalbuminuric Children: A Case Study in Padavi Sripura, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)High Fluoride exposure levels are supposed to be a risk factor for renal injury and chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu). However, fluoride exposure and its impact on renal health are not well understood ... -
Antibiotic Sensitivity of Uropathogens to First Line Antibiotics: A Laboratory-Based Analysis from a University Hospital in Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Outpatient treatment of urinary tract infections is compromised due to rapid development of resistance to first line antimicrobials leading to increased healthcare cost. Continuous resistance surveillance is important ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Alert Organisms Detected from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Patients during Pandemic and Pre-Pandemic Era
(2022-09-29)Antibiotic resistant alert organism surveillance is essential for early prediction of outbreaks, timely investigation, and for implementation of control measures. The aim was to compare the rates of seven specified ... -
Complete Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis of Dengue Type 1 Isolated from Sri Lanka from 1983-2014
(2022-09-29)Sri Lanka faces regular outbreaks of dengue and from 1989 onwards dengue became endemic to the country. All four serotypes of dengue have been recorded, and the outbreak of dengue virus 1 (DENV 1) in 2009 resulted in the ... -
Melioidosis: A Deadly Disease Mimicking Leptospirosis Reported from a Highly Endemic Area of Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Melioidosis is endemic in Sri Lanka. We present a case of melioidosis which led to diagnostic confusion and an unfavourable outcome. A 53-year-old paddy farmer from Kurunegala was admitted to the University Hospital, KDU ...