Publications by authors named "M Kothalawala"
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- Group A β haemolytic streptococcus (GAS) is a pathogen that causes various infections in humans, and this study analyzed 51 GAS isolates from invasive infections in Sri Lanka.
- The isolates were tested for resistance to antibiotics like erythromycin and tetracycline, revealing that all were susceptible to penicillin and showing diverse patterns of resistance and virulence markers.
- Key findings included a 70.6% non-susceptibility rate to tetracycline and the detection of significant virulence markers, indicating a varied genetic background among the isolates.
Introduction: is a significant nosocomial pathogen. We aimed to assess the clinical success following high-dose ciprofloxacin for recurrent bacteremia from biofilm-forming multidrug resistant in a liver transplanted patient.
Case Report: A 55-year-old male had undergone liver transplantation and at day 10 he developed fever and dysuria.
Infected tricuspid valve myxoma with Kodamaea ohmeri: Case report.
Indian J Med Microbiol
April 2021
A 46-year-old male was having un-resolving fever for six weeks. Trans-esophageal echocardiography showed tricuspid valve myxoma (TVM). Kodamaea ohmeri was identified in 2 blood cultures and confirmed by 28S rDNA sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The basic reproduction number (R0) is the number of cases directly caused by an infected individual throughout his infectious period. R0 is used to determine the ability of a disease to spread within a given population. The reproduction number (R) represents the transmissibility of a disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Candidemia is an emerging hospital-acquired bloodstream infection (BSI). It is common among severely ill and immunocompromised patients. Even following appropriate therapy in candidemia, recent studies reveal relative high mortality (40%).
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