LABORATORY MANUAL IN MICROBIOLOGY
SECOND EDITION
by
THE SRI LANKA COLLEGE OF MICROBIOLOGISTS
EDITED BY
DR. KUMUDU KARUNARATNE
CONSULTANT MICROBIOLOGIST
LADY RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL,
COLOMBO
DR. THAMARA WIJESURIYA
SENIOR LECTURER
FACULTY OF MEDICINE,
UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA
DR. MALKA DASSANAYAKE
CONSULTANT MICROBIOLOGIST
COLOMBO NORTH TEACHING HOSPITAL
RAGAMA
DR. KANTHI NANAYAKKARA
CONSULTANT MEDICAL VIROLOGIST
MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
COLOMBO
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The inaugural Infectious Diseases Conference was organized by the Infectious Diseases Forum of the Ceylon College of Physicians in Collaboration with DNDi, Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists and Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine. Read more →
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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists (SLCM) was held on the 29th of October 2024, from 11.45am to 4.00pm at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. Read more →
It is with great sadness that we inform the death... Read more →
A preliminary workshop was conducted by the SLCM in collaboration with the Ceylon College of Physicians on 2nd July 2024 at the auditorium in the Epilepsy unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo Read more →
The SLCM has organised a series of workshops, aimed at introduction of the "National guideline of AMS for health care institutions in Sri Lanka” and the implementation of the newly introduced National Antimicrobial Prescription Chart and AWaRe classification of antimicrobials. Read more →
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