Technical Session III - Medicine

Chairperson

Prof Charitha Goonasekera
Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

Prof Kolitha Sellahewa
Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

Introduction of the Chair and Preliminary Remarks by the Chair

WMID Nakkawita, H Jayasinghearachchi, P Jayasekara, S Pulleperuma and E Corea
Melioidosis: A Deadly Disease Mimicking Leptospirosis Reported from a Highly Endemic Area of Sri Lanka

JC Kariyawasam, K Dassanayake, AN Fernando, D Ariyaratne, R Tippalagama, A Rajendran, PVD Dilani, RN Tennakoon, NDS Goonawardhana, W Sanders, N Moorman, G Premawansa, S Premawansa, A Wijewickrema, A De Silva and AD De Silva
Complete Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis of Dengue Type 1 Isolated from Sri Lanka from 1983-2014

S Rashmini, T Sandaruwan, UTN Senaratne and WMID Nakkawita
Comparative Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Alert Organisms Detected from COVID-19 and non-COVID9 Patients during Pandemic and Pre-Pandemic Era

US Kulasekara, S Rashmini and WMID Nakkawita
Antibiotic Sensitivity of Uropathogens to First Line Antibiotics: A Laboratory-Based Analysis from a University Hospital in Sri Lanka

K Dassanayake, H Abeygoonawardena, JC Kariyawasam, T Chathuranga, H Gunasekara, T Sundaralingam, P Dilshani, C Punchihewa, G Premawansa, S Premawansa, A Wijewickrama, N Wijesinghe, V Navaratne and AD De Silva
Circulating Dengue Strains during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

RD Piyathilaka, TD Sooriyarachchi, US Kulasekara, P Gamage, J Munasinghe, P Jayasekara, D Govindapala, HS Jayasinghearachchi and R Fernandopulle
Evaluating Bioequivalence of Two Formulations of Metformin Hydrochloride US 500 mg XR Oral Tablets Under Fasting Conditions in Healthy Sri Lankan Subjects

HGRBL Hewawasam and N Wanigasinghe
Fasting and Surgery Timing Audit in a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka