Botanical Research at Peradeniya

Wound infection survey at Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya.

Despite many advances in surgery, wound infection continues to be a common problem (1,2,3). It increases the morbidity and cost of patient care (4). Many hospitals have wound care teams and regular surveillance of wounds (5). A prospective study was carried out from July to December 1997. A senior staff nurse was assigned to col­ lect data from patient records before and after surgery. The grad...

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Technologies and experimental approaches at the National Institutes of Health Botanical Research Centers.

Many similarities exist between research on combinatorial chemistry and natural products and research on dietary supplements and botanicals at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Botanical Research Centers. The technologies used at the centers are similar to those used by other NIH-sponsored investigators. All centers rigorously examine the authenticity of botanical dietary supplements and ...

Outcomes of the 2011 Botanical Nomenclature Section at the XVIII International Botanical Congress

The Nomenclature Section held just before the 18th International Botanical Congress in Melbourne, Australia in July 2011 saw sweeping changes to the way scientists name new plants, algae, and fungi. The changes begin on the cover: the title was broadened to make explicit that the Code applies not only to plants, but also to algae and fungi. The new title will now be the International Code of No...

Leptospira infection at the University of Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka: clinical and laboratory investigations.

To help formulate a local intervention for leptospirosis in Sri Lanka, we determined the serogroups of leptospiral species among 97 patients diagnosed with leptospirosis at the University of Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka. Ninety-two point eight percent of the patients were men; nearly two-thirds were > or = 35 years old; the majority had secondary or higher education level, half were ...