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Risk factors for locally advanced cancer associated with ulcerative colitis: Results of a retrospective multicentric study in the era of biologics

Rottoli, M.; Tanzanu, M.; Di Candido, F.; Colombo, F.; Frontali, A.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Pellino, G.; Frasson, M.; Warusavitarne, J.; Panis, Y.; Sampietro, G.M.; Spinelli, A.; Poggioli, G. (Elsevier, 2020)

BACKGROUND: Patients affected by ulcerative colitis (UC) are more likely to develop colorectal cancer, and are often diagnosed with lymph node involvement (N+) at surgery. AIM: To identify the risk factors for N+ cancer ...
Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke

Isuru, A.; Hapangama, A.; Ediriweera, D.; Samarasinghe, L.; Fonseka, M.; Ranawaka, U. (Elsevier Science, 2021)

INTRODUCTION: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is known to be associated with poor functional outcome and high mortality. There is limited data on the prevalence and associated factors of depression in the acute phase after ...
Detection of Leishmania donovani DNA within field-caught Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in three cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic foci of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

Wijerathna, T.; Gunathilaka, N.; Gunawardena, K.; Fujii, Y.; Gunasekara, D. (Hindawi Pub. Corp., 2021)

ABSTRACT: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection transmitted through the bite of female phlebotomine sand flies. Microscopy is the gold standard to detect parasites within the sand flies and for vector incrimination. ...
Stroke in Sri Lanka: How can we minimise the burden?

Ranawaka, U.K.; Venketasubramanian, N. (Basel : Karger, 2021)

ABSTRACT: The burden of stroke in Sri Lanka is high and steadily increasing. Accurate estimation of the burden is hampered by a paucity of epidemiological data. More neurologists, stroke units, facilities for modern ...
Lymphatic filariasis in the Southeast Asian region; status and control options.

Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Premaratna, R.; Mallawarachchi, C.H.; Gunaratna, D.G.A.M.; de Silva, N.R. (CABI Publishing, 2020)

ABSTRACT: The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was launched in year 2000 by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the goal set for elimination by 2020. Over half the global disease burden lies ...
Congenital intrahepatic Portosystemic shunt presenting with Muco-Cutaneous bleeding

Galappaththi, S.; Rajindrajith, S.; Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2020)

No abstract available
Occurrence of major and potential malaria vector immature stages in different breeding habitats and associated biotic and abiotic characters in the district of Trincomalee Sri Lanka

Ranathunge, R.M.T.B.; Kannangara, D.N.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.D. (New Delhi : National Institute of Malaria Research, 2020)

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Understanding the effect of biotic and abiotic factors on the biology and ecology of immature stages of anopheline larvae is very important in controlling malaria vector mosquitoes. Therefore, this ...
Diagnosing human cutaneous leishmaniasis using fluorescence in situ hybridization

Kaluarachchi, T.J.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Weerasekera, M.; Yasawardene, S.; McBain, A.J.; Yapa, B.; de Silva, H.; Menike, C.; Jayathilake, S.; Munasinghe, A.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Ranasinghe, S. (Taylor & Francis Publishing, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sri Lanka. Giemsa-stained slit-skin-smears (SSS-Giemsa) and histology are routinely used in diagnosis with a sensitivity of 40-70%. PCR currently has limited accessibility. ...
Quantifying Bolus residue and its risks in children: A videofluoroscopic study

Dharmarathna, I.; Miles, A.; Allen, J. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Purpose Postswallow residue is a clinical sign of swallow impairment and has shown a strong association with aspiration. Videofluoroscopy (videofluoroscopic study of swallowing [VFSS]) is commonly used to visualize ...
Budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of the COBRA-BPS multicomponent hypertension management programme in rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Finkelstein, E.A.; Krishnan, A.; Naheed, A.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Gandhi, M.; Lim, C.W.; Chakma, N.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Khan, J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Hirani, S.; Solayman, A.K.M.; Jafar, T.H.; COBRA-BPS study group. (Elsevier, 2021)

BACKGROUND: COBRA-BPS (Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation-Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), a multi-component hypertension management programme that is led by community health workers, has been shown to be ...
Hydroxyurea and blood transfusion therapy for Sickle cell disease in South Asia: inconsistent treatment of a neglected disease

Darshana, T.; Rees, D.; Premawardhena, A. (BioMed Central, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Hydroxyurea and blood transfusion therapies remain the main therapeutic strategies for Sickle cell disease. Preliminary data suggest substantial variation and inconsistencies in practice of these two therapeutic ...
Assessment of developmental and reproductive fitness of dengue-resistant transgenic Aedes aegypti and Improvement of fitness using antibiotics

Ramyasoma, H.P.B.K.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Hapugoda, M.; Dassanayake, R.S. (Hindawi Pub. Co., 2021)

BACKGROUND: Genetic modification offers opportunities to introduce artificially created molecular defence mechanisms to vector mosquitoes to counter diseases causing pathogens such as the dengue virus, malaria parasite, ...
Place of cardiovascular risk prediction models in South Asians; Agreement between Framingham risk score and WHO/ISH risk charts

Mettananda, K.C.D.; Gunasekara, N.; Thampoe, R.; Madurangi, S.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Wiley Publishing, 2021)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: There are no cardiovascular risk prediction models developed in South Asian cohorts. Therefore, different risk models not validated in South Asians are being used. We aimed to compare cardiovascular ...
Dengue and leptospirosis infection during the coronavirus 2019 outbreak in Sri Lanka

Niriella, M.A.; Ediriweera, D.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Premaratna, B.A.H.R.; Jayasinghe, S.; de Silva, H.J. (Oxford University Press, 2021)

ABSTRACT: A significant decrease in dengue fever cases and a contrasting increase in leptospirosis cases were reported for the second quarter of 2020 compared with 2019 in Sri Lanka. In the absence of significant environmental ...
Revisiting the ATP 30: The factor structure of a scale measuring medical students' attitudes towards Psychiatry

Baminiwatta, A.; Chandradasa, M.; Dias, S.; Ediriweera, D. (Springer, 2021)

OBJECTIVE: Among the scales developed for assessing medical students' attitudes regarding psychiatry, "attitude towards psychiatry-30" (ATP-30) is probably the most widely used. Although this scale was originally deemed ...
Correction to: Prenatal attachment: Using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countries

Foley, S.; Hughes, C.; Murray, A.L.; Baban, A.; Fernando, A.D.; Madrid, B.; Osafo, J.; Sikander, S.; Abbasi, F.; Walker, S.; Van, T.V.; Luong-Thanh, B.Y.; Tomlinson, M.; Fearon, P.; Ward, C.L.; Valdebenito, S.; Eisner, M. (Springer, 2021)

[This corrects the article Archives of Women's Mental Health.2021; 24(4): 619-625] Erratum for Prenatal attachment: using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countries
A Challenge for a unique dengue vector control programme: Assessment of the spatial variation of Insecticide resistance status amongst Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus populations in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Dalpadado, R.; Gunathilaka, N.; Amarasinghe, D.; Udayanaga, L. (BioMed Central, 2021)

BACKGROUND: To date, dengue is considered an important public health problem in Sri Lanka. Irrational use of insecticides without evidence-based applications has primed the development of resistance in mosquito vectors. ...
Spatiotemporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and future case burden estimates

Karunaweera, N.D.; Senanayake, S.; Ginige, S.; Silva, H.; Manamperi, N.; Samaranayake, N.; Dewasurendra, R.; Karunanayake, P.; Gamage, D.; de Silva, N.; Senarath, U.; Zhou, G. (Public Library of Science, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical vector-borne disease, which is on the rise in Sri Lanka. Spatiotemporal and risk factor analyses are useful for understanding transmission dynamics, spatial clustering and ...
Effect of intramuscular ACTH versus oral prednisolone on the developmental trajectories of children with West syndrome over 24 months: A randomised control study

Sumanasena, S.P.; Wanigasinghe, J.; Arambepola, C.; Sri Ranganathan, S.; Muhandiram, E. (Elsevier Science-Saunders, 2021)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the developmental progression and compare the developmental attainments of children treated with two hormonal therapies for infantile spasms (IS) over two years (seizure and EEG outcomes of this RCT ...
A Comprehensive review of hydroxyurea for β-haemoglobinopathies: the role revisited during COVID-19 pandemic

Yasara, N.; Premawardhena, A.; Mettananda, S. (BioMed Central,, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Hydroxyurea is one of the earliest drugs that showed promise in the management of haemoglobinopathies that include β-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. Despite this, many aspects of hydroxyurea are either ...

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