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 ...

The use of medicinal plant extracts and their isolated bioactive compounds for the management of diabetes mellitus has been tremendously increased in recent decades. The present study aimed at providing in-depth information ...

Associations between lean mass, fat mass, and bone mass have been reported earlier; however, most of those studies have been done in Caucasian populations, and data from Asian countries, especially those in South Asia, are ...

Background – Recognition of cardiovascular (CVD) risk profile and its patterns at the time of diagnosis of diabetes would enable adoption of most appropriate primary prevention strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality ...

Introduction: Implementation of effective measures to control rising burden of cardiovascular diseases among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires information on the adequacy of control and identification ...

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 ...

Malaria is an important treatable cause of fever. Cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum causes multisystem involvement leading to death. Though malaria was a common illness in Sri Lanka years back, the ...

Introduction Infective endocarditis (IE) carries significant mortality and morbidity and Streptococci and Staphylococci are the common causative organisms Apart from the HACEK group (Haemophilus, Actinobacillus, ...

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, ...

Background: Presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore, recognition of MetS in type 2 DM is important ...