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Development of an in-house ELISA as an alternative method for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis

Niloofa, R.; Karunanayake, L.; de Silva, H.J.; Premawansa, S.; Rajapakse, S.; Handunnetti, S. (Elsevier, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is most often clinically diagnosed and a laboratory test with high diagnostic accuracies is required. METHODOLOGY: IgM and IgG-ELISAs using Leptospira antigens were established and evaluated in ...
Perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medical education: facing the challenges and learning the lessons

Marambe, K.; Chandratilake, M.; Ponnamperuma, G. (Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2020)

No abstract available
Mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Chandradasa, M.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2020)

No abstract available
Deaths following drowning in Sri Lanka - a retrospective study

Paranitharan, P.; Perera, W.N.S.; Lakmal, S.; Priyanath, D.C.; Senanayake, T.A.A.W.; Kumari, M.K.J.K. (Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine at University of Peradeniya, 2020)

INTRODUCTION: Deaths following drowning are a common occurrence in Sri Lanka. Individuals drown in different circumstances like suicides, accidents and homicides. A study of this nature would be useful for prevention of ...
Ectopic pancreatic rest in the stomach

Pinto, D.; Kumarage, S.; Mahendra, G. (College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2020)

No abstract available
Double single-port pan-proctocolectomy with transanal total mesorectal excision [TaTME] and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis [IPAA]: improvisation under limited resources

Chandrasinghe, P.; Kumarage, S. (College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2020)

ABSTRACT: Novel surgical techniques fail to reach all parts of the world equally due to financial constraints. Non-availability of high-cost equipment in the developing world hinders progress. Transanal total mesorectal ...
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and health policy making: a narrative review

Gamage, A.U.; Abeysena, C. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka., 2020)

INTRODUCTION: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a policy tool for informed decision making that supports the entry and use of health-technologies. Three main forces have driven the development of HTA; rising healthcare ...
Road injuries among older people in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka – a comparative analysis

Tennakoon, V.; John, R.P.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Kool, B.; Ameratunga, S. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2020)

INTRODUCTION: With escalating incidence of road traffic crashes (RTCs), related injuries and deaths in Sri Lanka, understanding its burden on vulnerable road users such as older people and people with disability have ...
Quality of care in the management of asthmatic children with regard to compliance with the guidelines in in-ward setting in a district of Sri Lanka: a descriptive study

Abeysena, C.; Perera, N. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2020)

INTRODUCTION: The quality of paediatric asthma management in the in-ward settings has not been assessed in Sri Lanka. OBJECTIVES: To describe the quality of care in the management of asthmatic children with regard to ...
General practice is "different": a qualitative study of adaptation experiences of East Staffordshire general practice speciality trainees

Perera, D.P.; Mohanna, K. (Taylor & Francis-Radcliffe Medical Press, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Undergraduate medical education and foundation training are still largely hospital based. General practice trainees also spend nearly half of their speciality training in hospitals. Aims: To explore adaptation ...
A Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey on canine rabies prevention and control in four rural areas of Sri Lanka

Ubeyratne, K.; Srikitjakarn, L.; Pfeiffer, D.; Kong, F.; Sunil-Chandra, N.; Chaisowwong, W.; Hemwan, P. (Blackwell Verlag, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects all mammals. It causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths worldwide annually. Dogs are the main reservoir and transmitter of rabies to human in Sri Lanka. Prevention and ...
Efficacy of a dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) in healthy children and adolescents two years after vaccination

López-Medina, E.; Biswal, S.; Saez-Llorens, X.; Borja-Tabora, C.; Bravo, L.; Sirivichayakul, C.; Vargas, L.M.; Alera, M.T.; Velásquez, H.; Reynales, H.; Rivera, L.; Watanaveeradej, V.; Rodriguez-Arenales, E.J.; Yu, D.; Espinoza, F.; Dietze, R.; Fernando, L.; Wickramasinghe, P.; Moreira Jr, E.D.; Fernando, A.D.; Gunasekera, D.; Luz, K.; da Cunha, R.V.; Tricou, V.; Rauscher, M.; Liu, M.; LeFevre, I.; Wallace, D.; Kosalaraksa, P.; Borkowski, A.; TIDES study group. (University of Chicago Press, 2022)

BACKGROUND: Takeda's dengue vaccine is under evaluation in an ongoing Phase 3 efficacy study; we present an update after 2 years. METHODS: 20,099 children (4-16 years old) were randomized to receive two doses of TAK-003 ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Not time for an obituary just yet!

Singh, S.P.; Anirvan, P.; Reddy, K.R.; Conjeevaram, H.S.; Marchesini, G.; Rinella, M.E.; Madan, K.; Petroni, M.L.; Al-Mahtab, M.; Caldwell, S.H.; Aithal, G.P.; Hamid, S.S.; Farrell, G.C.; Satapathy, S.K.; Duseja, A.; Acharya, S.K.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Goh, K.L. (Munksgaard International Publishers, 2020)

No abstract available
Diagnosis of Enterobius vermicularis infestations.

Gunaratna, G.P.S.; Dempsey, S.; Ho, C.; Britton, P.N. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2020)

No abstract available
Corrigendum: Association of Hantavirus infections and Leptospirosis with the occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka: A Prospective study with patients and healthy persons

Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Jayaweera, J.A.A.S.; Kumbukgolla, W.; Jayasundara, M.V.M.L. (Frontiers Media SA, 2020)

[This corrects the article doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.556737]. Erratum for : Association of Hantavirus infections and Leptospirosis with the occurrence of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology in the North Central ...
Bacterial growth in expressed mother's milk stored and transported under different simulated conditions in a tropical country

Rodrigo, R.; Badanasinghe, N.; Abayabandara-Herath, T.; Forster, D.A.; Amir, L.H. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Research on how storage and transport of expressed human milk in a tropical country affect the milk bacterial count is limited. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 50 mothers of infants ...
The clinical utility of accurate NAFLD ultrasound grading: Results from a community-based, prospective cohort study

Niriella, M.A.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Gunasekara, D.; de Silva, S.T.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Kato, N.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd, 2021)

OBJECTIVES: Despite its widespread use there is no consensus on ultrasound criteria to diagnose fatty liver. METHOD: In an ongoing, cohort-study, participants were initially screened in 2007 and reassessed in 2014 by ...
Comparison of four low-cost carbapenemase detection tests and a proposal of an algorithm for early detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in resource-limited settings

Kumudunie, W.G.M.; Wijesooriya, L.I.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S. (Public Library of Science, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Rapidly progressing antibiotic resistance is a great challenge in therapy. In particular, the infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are exceedingly difficult to treat. Carbapenemase ...
The Feasibility of new HPV/DNA test as a primary cervical cancer screening method among 35- years- old ever-married women in Kalutara district; a cross-sectional study

Perera, K.C.M.; Mapitigama, N.; Abeysena, H.T.C.S. (BioMed Central, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the second commonest female cancer in Sri Lanka. Two major drawbacks of the present cervical cancer screening programme are the suboptimal sensitivity of the pap smear and the low coverage. ...
Cross-sectional study on the association between social media use and body image dissatisfaction among adolescents

Baminiwatta, A.; Herath, N.C.; Chandradasa, M. (All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Springer India, 2021)

No abstract available

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