Bacteriology

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• PP 15 - Genetic diversity and clonal relationships of clinical Listeria monocytogenes isolates in Sri Lankae sequencing Pathirage S, Kaushalya RH, Arachchige NDS, Sandeepani SAN, Sandeepani LAD, Gunathilaka HMGU  , Medical Research Institute, Colombo 08

• PP 14 - Prevalence of bacterial enteropathogens and antibiogram among children admitted to a leading children’s hospital with gastroenteritisospital with gastroenteritis  to Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns Ranaweera KKPT, Pathirage S.  , Medical Research Institute

• PP 16 - Evaluation of microbiological properties of bee honey found in Sri Lanka among microbial species isolated from non-healing woundsnon-healing wounds Ramasundara CM, Wickramasinghe A , Sewwandi H , Udayanga S , Wimalaweera R  , Department of Microbiology, District General Hospital, Nuwara Eliya

• PP 12 - Microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in wound infections: A comparative analysis in a base hospital settingase hospital setting Ranasinghe RATK¹, Adikari AMDR², Sandamali RMI²  ,  ¹University of Sri Jayewardenepura, ²Colombo East Base Hospital

• PP 11 - Clinical and epidemiological profile of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia in a tertiary care hospital, Southern Sri Lankathern Sri Lanka Piyasiri DLB, Jayasekera PK, Withanaarachchi K, Liyanaarachchi N, Mahesh WK, Jayathilleke W, Dias KMGHH, Silva SCUM , National Hospital, Galle

• PP 10 - Point-prevalence survey of antibacterial use in selected public hospitals in Sri Lanka: Findings and implications for practiceplications for practice Wickramasinghe  SS^1,2, Wijayaratne GB^1,2, Bodinayake  CK^2.3,15, Weerasinghe SA², Thabrew HHPMJ^1,2, Dharmaratne GSK⁴, Priyarangani WKAP⁵, Priyanthi AAD⁶, Devakanthan B⁷, Francis VR⁸, Ranasinghe T⁹, Patabendige G ¹⁰,  Kothalawala M ¹⁰, Abeywardena M¹¹, Abeykoon M¹¹, Ramachandran R¹², Suganthan N¹³, Wickramasuriya U¹⁴, Obale A¹⁵, Ramanayake SV², Ubeysekara H¹⁶,  Kurukulasooriya MRP², Anderson D¹⁷,  Woods CW¹⁵,¹⁷, Tillekeratne LG^2,3,15,17, Nagahawatte ADS^1,2,15  , ¹Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, ²Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, ³Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, ⁴Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, ⁵District General Hospital, Hambantota, Sri Lanka, ⁶Base Hospital, Tangalle, Sri Lanka, ⁷Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, ⁸Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, ⁹Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka, ¹⁰National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, ¹¹National Hospital Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka, ¹²Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, ¹³Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, ¹⁴Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, ¹⁵Duke Global health Institute, NC, USA, ¹⁶Provincial Director Office, Sabaragamuwa province, Sri Lanka, ¹⁷Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, NC, USA

• PP 9 -  Antimicrobial consumption survey at a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka Jayanthan K¹, Francis VR², Devakanthan B ¹ , ¹Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa, ² Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Eastern University, Batticaloa

• PP 8 - Comparison of microbiological profile and associated factors between acute simple cystitis and acute complicated urinary tract infections including pyelonephritis among adults presenting to a tertiary care center in Sri Lankarinary tract infections including pyelonephritis among adults presenting to a tertiary care center in Sri Lanka Silva SCUM¹, Piyasiri DLB¹, Jayasekera PK¹, Gamlath NM² , ¹ National Hospital Galle, Sri Lanka, ²Family Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

• PP 7 -  Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) among medical and surgical ward patients in a base hospital in the Western Provincepital in the Western province Ranasinghe RATK¹, Adikari AMDR², Priyangika JMU² , ¹University of Sri Jayewardenepura, ²Colombo East Base Hospital

• PP 6 -  Evaluation of an In-House Gentamicin Blood Agar as a Selective Medium for Isolation of Streptococcus Species from Clinical Specimens in a Tertiary Hospital, Sri Lankarom clinical specimens in a tertiary care hospital, Sri Lanka Keeragala KADCK¹, Dissanayake DMBT², Chandrasiri NS³ , ¹Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, ²Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,  ³Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila

• PP 5 -  Audit on antimicrobial utilization using Days of Therapy as a metric over one month at a pediatric tertiary care hospital in Sri Lankae hospital in Sri Lanka Fernando KDL, Edirisooriya LS, Lakmali WS, Vidanagama DS , Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo

• PP 4 - Rational empirical antibiotic prescribing practices in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka: A clinical audit based on medical students’ reflective reports on medical students’ reflective reports Fernando TRP, Samaranayake KGMI, Jayawardhana HASDR, Heiyanthuduwa HPPD , Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

• PP 2 -  Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram- Negative Bacteremia: A retrospective study at Army Hospital Colombo A retrospective study at Army Hospital Colombo Liyanage SPM, Palliyaguruge PDGI, Udugama SGArmy Hospital, Colombo

• PP9 -Audit of peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) site maintenance practices and PIVC associated phlebitis occurrence at selected government hospitals in Sri Lanka.

  Dinapala SK (Author)

• A Comparative Analysis of CLSI and EUCAST Interpretations of Intermediate Antimicrobial Susceptibility: Navigating the Gray Zone

  Kothalawala M (Author)

• Enhancing Safety in Antibiotic Administration: Avoiding Anaphylaxis and Medication Errors

  Badanasinghe CN (Author)

• Artificial intelligence in medical microbiology: revolutionizing diagnostics and beyond: A brief review

  Wijeratne S (Author)

• CP3 - Generalized tetanus following a deep foot njury: A Case report

  Weerakoon MP (Author)

• Invasive Salmonella Saintpaul Infection in an Immunocompromised Adult: Unusual Presentation Following a Suspected Snake Bite.munocompromised Patient: A Case of Salmonella Saintpaul bacteraemia

  A. Mathew (Author)

• CP4 -Non-typhoidal salmonella meningitis in an infant: A case report

  Mahesh WK (Author)

• Meningitis and renal abscess by Streptococcus chicken group D; 2 case reports

  A.K.G. Liyanage (Author)

• PP17 -Enhancing infection prevention and control practices among intern medical officers: A targeted awareness program

  Indunil WKU (Author)

• PP16 -Screening urine cultures for presence of antibiotics – Internal quality audit in a base hospital in Sri Lanka

  Ranasinghe RATK (Author)

• PP21 - Demographic and Clinical Features of Leptospirosis Among Febrile Patients Admitted to the District General Hospital, Kilinochchi

  Pirabakaran S (Author)

• PP11 - Antimicrobial resistance patterns of colonizing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from urine samples of pregnant women as an indicator for antimicrobial resistance in a   rural community in Sri Lanka

  Malliyawadu RW (Author)