ArticleBMC infectious diseases2017
Spread of resistant gram negatives in a Sri Lankan intensive care unit.
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- Phenotypic and genotypic landscape of antibiotic resistance through One Health approach in Sri Lanka: A systematic review.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Pooled it
- Comprehensive analysis of antimicrobial resistance in the Southwest Indian Ocean: focus on WHO critical and high priority pathogens.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Is systematic fecal carriage screening of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae still useful in intensive care unit: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2019Pooled it
- Multiplex PCR-Based Detection of Eight Carbapenemase Genes and Their Clinical Characteristics in Urinary Tract Infections.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Colonization of selected antibiotic-resistant bacteria among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- A Review of the Dissemination of Antibiotic Resistance through Wastewater Treatment Plants: Current Situation in Sri Lanka and Future Perspectives.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Colonization with selected antibiotic resistant bacteria among a cohort of Sri Lankan university students.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- 7-Hydroxycoumarin Attenuates Colistin-Induced Kidney Injury in Mice Through the Decreased Level of Histone Deacetylase 1 and the Activation of Nrf2 Signaling Pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfections with multi drug resistant (MDR) organisms are a major problem in intensive care units (ICUs). Proper infection control procedures are mandatory to combat the spread of resistant organisms within ICUs. Well stablished surveillance programmes will enhance the adherence of the staff to infection control protocols. The study was conducted to assess the feasibility of using basic molecular typing methods and routine hospital data for laboratory surveillance of resistance organisms in resource limited settings.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted using consecutive Gram negative isolates obtained from an ICU over a six month period. Antibiotic sensitivity patterns and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) based typing was performed on the given isolates.
resultsOf the seventy isolates included in the study, seven were E.coli. All E.coli were MDRs and Extended Spectrum β lactamse (ESBL) producers carrying bla
conclusionWe propose that simple surveillance methods like RAPD based typing and basic hospital data can be used to convince hospital staff to adhere to infection control protocols more effectively, in low and middle income countries.
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