Browsing by Author "Nagahawatte, A."

Browsing by Author "Nagahawatte, A."

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  • Uehara, Anna; Tissera, H.A.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Amarasinghe, A.; Nagahawatte, A.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Jie Cui; Reller, Megan E.; Palihawadana, P.; Gunasena, S.; De Silva, A.D.; Wilder-Smith, A.; Gubler, Duane J.; Woods, Christopher W.; Sessions, October M. (The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2017-07-12)
    The four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1, -2, -3, and -4) have had a rapidly expanding geographic range and are now endemic in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries. Sri Lanka has experienced periodic dengue outbreaks ...
  • Napagoda, M.; Gerstmeier, J.; Butschek, H.; De Zoysa, S.; Pace, Simona; Lorenz, Sybille; Qader, Mallique; Witharana, S.; Nagahawatte, A.; Wijayaratne, G.; Svatoš, Aleš; Jayasinghe, L.; Koeberle, A.; Werz, Oliver (MDPI, 2020-04-20)
    Traditional folk medicine in Sri Lanka is mostly based on plants and plant-derived products, however, many of these medicinal plant species are scientifically unexplored. Here, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory and ...
  • Tillekeratne, L.G.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Dabrera, T.; Nagahawatte, A.; Arachchi, W.K.; Sooriyaarachchi, A.; Stewart, Kearsley; Watt, Melissa; Ostbye, T.; Woods, Christopher W. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-03-16)
    Background: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for antibiotic overuse worldwide. We previously showed that over 80% of outpatients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka with ...
  • Rolfe Jr, Robert; Kwobah, Charles; Muro, Florida; Ruwanpathirana, A.; Lyamuya, Furaha S.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Piyasiri, B.; Tianchen Sheng; Bollinger, J.; Chi Zhang; Truls Ostbye; Ali, Shamim; Drew, R.; Kussin, P.; Anderson, Deverick J.; Woods, Christopher W.; Watt, Melissa H.; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Tillekeratne, L.G. (Springer Nature, 2021-03-25)
    Background: Antimicrobial resistance has been named as one of the top ten threats to public health in the world. Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can help reduce antimicrobial resistance. The purpose ...
  • Shapiro, David; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Hsiang, Jeremy; Nicholson, B.P.; De Silva, A.D.; Ostbye, T.; Reller, Megan E.; Woods, Christopher W.; Tillekeratne, L.G. (The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2017-07-12)
    In tropical and subtropical settings, the epidemiology of viral acute respiratory tract infections varies widely between countries. We determined the etiology, seasonality, and clinical presentation of viral acute respiratory ...
  • Reller, Megan E.; Akoroda, Ufuoma; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Strouse, John J.; Chua, Robert; Yan'an Hou; Chow, Angelia; Sessions, October M.; Ostbye, T.; Gubler, Duane J.; Woods, Christopher W.; Bodinayake, C.K. (Public Library of Science (PLOS) , 2013-12-02)
    Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute undifferentiated ...
  • Meredith, Hannah R.; Kularathna, S.; Nagaro, Kristin; Nagahawatte, A.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Wijesingha, N.; Harden, Lyndy B.; Piyasiri, B.; Hammouda, Amr; Wiegmann, Brian M.; Nicholson, B.P.; Joyce, Maria; Woods, Christopher W.; Van Vliet, Arnoud H. M.; Thakur, Siddhartha; Tillekeratne, L.G. (Springer Nature, 2021-04-30)
    Background The timing of and risk factors for intestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE) are still poorly understood in areas with high MDRE carriage. We determined the prevalence, timing, ...
  • Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Arachichi, W.K.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Tianchen Sheng; Nicholson, B.P.; Ostbye, T.; Reller, Megan; Woods, Christopher W.; Tillekeratne, L.G. (BMJ Public Health, 2023-07-31)
    Introduction Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common cause of hospital admissions in tropical settings. Identifying AFI aetiology is essential for guiding clinicians’ diagnoses and developing diagnostic and management ...
  • Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Nagahawatte, A. (Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2008-04)
    Background: Fine needle aspiration is a simple technique to obtain material for early diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis. Objective: To assess the value of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of ...
  • Weerasinghe, N.P.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.; Devasiri, I.V.; Dahanayake, N.J.; Kurukulasooriya, M.R.P.; Premamali, M.; Sheng, T.; Nicholson, B.P.; Ubeysekera, H.A.; De Silva, A.D.; Østbye, T.; Woods, C.W.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Nagahawatte, A. (BioMed Central, 2022-05-16)
    Background The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is endemic with dengue, with frequent outbreaks and occurrence of severe disease. However, the economic burden of dengue is poorly quantified. Therefore, we conducted a cost ...
  • Tillekeratne, L.G.; Soyza, W.D.; Iglesias-Ussel, M.D.; Olague, S.; Palangasinghe, D.; Nagahawatte, A.; Wickramatunga, T.; Gamage, J.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Premamali, M.; Ngocho, J.; Obale, A.; Sanborn, K.; Gallis, J.; Woods, C.W.; Naggie, S.W.; Ostbye, T.; Chakraborty, H.; Laber, E.; Myers, Evan R.; Watt, M.; Bodinayake, C.K. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2024-10-08)
    Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a common reason for hospitalization and antibacterial use globally. There is considerable overlap in the clinical presentation of bacterial and viral LRTIs. Low- or middle-income ...
  • Bodinayake, C.K.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Arachchi, W.K.; Strouse, John J.; Sessions, October M.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Uehara, Anna; Howe, Shiqin; Xin Mei Ong; Tan, Sharon; Chow, Angelia; Tummalapalli, P.; De Silva, A.D.; Ostbye, T.; Woods, Christopher W.; Gubler, Duane J.; Reller, Megan E. (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2016-10-06)
    Background Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily along the heavily urbanized western coast with ...
  • Bodinavake, C.K.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, I.V.; KodikaraArachchi, W.; Ostbye, T.; Gubler, D.J.; Woods, C.W.; Reller, M.E. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)
    We evaluated epidemiological, clinical characteristics of dengue, comparing two similar studies performed at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) Galle during outbreak (2012-2013) and without outbreak (2007). Two cross-sectional ...
  • Bodinayake, C.K.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Arachchi, W.K.; Strouse, John J.; Sessions, October M.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Uehara, Anna; Howe, Shiqin; Xin Mei Ong; Tan, Sharon; Chow, Angelia; Tummalapalli, P.; De Silva, A.D.; Ostbye, T.; Woods, Christopher W.; Gubler, Duane J.; Reller, Megan E. (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2018-02-09)
    Background Dengue is a leading cause of fever and mimics other acute febrile illnesses (AFI). In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised criteria for clinical diagnosis of dengue. Methodology/Principal ...
  • Tillekeratne, L.G.; Vidanagama, D.; Tippalagama, R.; Lewkebandara, R.; Joyce, Maria; Nicholson, B.P.; Nagahawatte, A.; Bodinayake, C.K.; De Silva, A.D.; Woods, Christopher W. (Infect Chemother, 2016-09-23)
    Background: Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) are increasingly reported as pathogens in urinary tract infections (UTIs). However, in Sri Lanka, the clinical and molecular epidemiology ...
  • Mutucumarana, C.P.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Anuradha, T.; De Silva, A.D.; Janko, Mark M.; Ostbye, T.; Gubler, Duane J.; Woods, Christopher W.; Reller, Megan E.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Lantos, Paul M. (Oxford University Press, 2020-06-01)
    Background: Dengue is a major cause of acute febrile illness in Sri Lanka. Dengue has historically been considered an urban disease. In 2012–2013, we documented that acute dengue was surprisingly associated with self- reported ...
  • Tsalik, Ephraim L.; Fiorino, Cassandra; Aqeel, Ammara; Liu, Yiling; Henao, Ricardo; Ko, Emily R.; Burke, Thomas W.; Reller, Megan E.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Arachchi, W.K.; Devasiri, V.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; McClain, Micah T.; Woods, Christopher W.; Ginsburg, G.S.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Schughart, Klaus (Frontiers Media SA , 2021-10-27)
    Viruses cause a wide spectrum of clinical disease, the majority being acute respiratory infections (ARI). In most cases, ARI symptoms are similar for different viruses although severity can be variable. The objective of ...
  • Neighbors, Coralei E.; Myers, Evan R.; Weerasinghe, N.P.; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Woods, Christopher W. (Vaccine, 2023-05-03)
    nfluenza causes an estimated 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness annually, along with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Currently, Sri Lanka has no influenza ...
  • Van Melle, David T.; Asbroek, Guus Ten; Rolfe, R.; Vanderburg, Sky; Abeysinghe, Y. W.; Halloluwa, C.; Zhang, Helen L.; Ostbye, T.; Kurukulasooriya, R.; Tianchen Sheng; Kanchana, S.; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Watt, Melissa H.; Woods, Christopher W.; De Silva, P.V.; Tillekeratne, L.G. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021-09-27)
    Antibiotic resistance is an emerging global public health threat. One of the main drivers of this threat is the inappropriate use of antibiotics. In Sri Lanka, antibiotic consumption is increasing, but little is known ...
  • Reller, Megan E.; Bodinayake, C.K.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, V.; Arachchi, W.K.; Strouse, John J.; Flom, Judith E.; Dumler, J. Stephen; Woods, Christopher W. (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, 2011-09-09)
    To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri Lanka, March-October 2007. Immunoglobulin M ELISA was performed on ...

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