Publications

Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults

Journal Articles

Valencia BM, Sigera PC, Weeratunga P, Tedla N, Fernando D, Rajapakse S, et al.

Scientific Reports. 2022;12(1):17225. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22130-z

Publication year: 2022

Antibody tests for identification of current and past infection with SARS‐CoV‐2

Journal Articles

Fox T, Geppert J, Dinnes J, Scandrett K, Bigio J, Sulis G, Weeratunga P, et al.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022;(11):CD013652. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013652.pub2

Publication year: 2022

A Data-Driven Approach to Predict Plasma Leakage Using Explainable Machine Learning

Conference Proceedings Publication

Praveen Weeratunga, Ramtin Zargari Marandi, Preston Leung, Chathurani Sigera, Daniel Dawson Murray, Deepika Fernando, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse, Cameron MacPherson

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2022, ofac492.999

Publication year: 2022

Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource-limited settings: A prospective cohort study

Journal Articles

Sigera PC, Weeratunga P, Fernando SD, De Silva NL, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S

Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2021;26(8):993–1001. DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13618

Publication year: 2021

Glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency near‐patient tests for tafenoquine or primaquine use with Plasmodium vivax malaria (Protocol)

Journal Articles

Weeratunga P, Bancone G, Ochodo EA, Pant S, Thapa J, Chaplin M

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2021;(1):CD013861. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013861

Publication year: 2021

Effectiveness of native language prescription in improving medication knowledge

Journal Articles

Kumari D, Ranasinghe H, Mahaarachchi N, Rathnayake D, Mohottala V, Soundaram T, De Silva H, Weeratunga P, Senarath U, Karunanayake P, Constantine G

Ceylon Journal of Medical Science. 2021;58(2):91–97. DOI: 10.4038/cjms.v58i2.4985

Publication year: 2021

Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study

Journal Articles

Sigera C, Rodrigo C, de Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Fernando D, Rajapakse S

PLOS ONE. 2021;16(10):e0258388. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258388

Publication year: 2021

Dengue and post-infection fatigue: findings from a prospective cohort—the Colombo Dengue Study

Journal Articles

Sigera PC, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, De Silva NL, Gomes L, Malavige GN, et al.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021;115(6):669–676. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab011

Publication year: 2021

Association between age at disease onset of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis and clinical presentation and short-term outcomes

Journal Articles

Monti S, Craven A, Klersy C, Montecucco C, Caporali R, Watts R, Weeratunga P, et al.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021;60(2):617–628. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa318

Publication year: 2021

The impact of propranolol on nitric oxide and total antioxidant capacity in patients with resistant hypertension—evidence from the APPROPRIATE trial

Journal Articles

Ranasinghe H, Fernando N, Handunnetti S, Weeratunga P, Katulanda P, Rajapakse S, Galappatthy P, Constantine GR

BMC Research Notes. 2020;13(1):228. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05067-5

Publication year: 2020

Successful Medical Management of a Retroperitoneal Abscess: A Difficult Diagnosis in Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

Journal Articles

Ishan UG, Thilakasiri MC, Weeratunga PN, Lanerolle RD

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020;2020:6174293. DOI: 10.1155/2020/6174293

Publication year: 2020

Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus

Journal Articles

Adikari TN, Riaz N, Sigera C, Leung P, Valencia BM, Barton K, Weeratunga P, et al.

Scientific Reports. 2020;10:18196. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75374-1

Publication year: 2020

Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in an endemic mixed urban and semi-urban setting—A community-based study in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Journal Articles

Rajapakse S, Weeratunga PN, Balaji K, Ramchandani KC, de Silva US, Ranasinghe SA, et al.

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020;14(5):e0008309. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008309

Publication year: 2020

Risk prediction for severe disease and better diagnostic accuracy in early dengue infection; the Colombo dengue study

Journal Articles

Sigera PC, Amarasekara R, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, De Silva NL, Huang CH, Sahoo MK, Pinsky BA, Pillai DR, Tissera HA, Jayasinghe S, Handunnetti S, Fernando SD

BMC Infectious Diseases. 2019;19:680. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4304-9

Publication year: 2020

Immunoglobulin replacement and quality of life after CAR T-cell therapy

Other Publications

Misbah SA, Weeratunga P

The Lancet Oncology. 2020;21(1):e6. DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30782-X

Publication year: 2020

Anemia as a Predictor of Functional Disability in the Early Stage of Ischemic Stroke in a South Asian Population

Journal Articles

Chang T, Weeratunga P, Vithanage T, Wijewickrama P, Kularathne S, Fernando S, et al.

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2020;23(4):515–521. DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_357_19

Publication year: 2020

Risk Prediction for Severe Disease in Early Dengue Infection: The Colombo Dengue Study

Conference Proceedings Publication

Sigera C, Sigera PC, Amarasekera R, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, De Silva NL, Huang CH, Sahoo MK, Pinsky BA, Pillai DR, Jayasinghe S, Handunnetti S, Fernando D

Presented at the Asia Pacific Intensive Care Forum (ANZICS); 2019.

Publication year: 2019

Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Sri Lankan Patients with Resistant Hypertension

Conference Proceedings Publication

G. R. Constantine, P. N. Weeratunga, H. Ranasinghe, A. Marzook, P. Galappatthy

Presented at the Annual Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians; 2019.

Publication year: 2019

Miller Fisher syndrome developing as a parainfectious manifestation of dengue fever: a case report and review of the literature

Journal Articles

de Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Umapathi T, Malavige N, Chang T

Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019;13:120. DOI: 10.1186/s13256-019-2066-z

Publication year: 2019

Evaluation of the accuracy and precision of glucometers currently used in Sri Lanka

Journal Articles

Liyanage J, Dissanayake H, Gamage K, Keerthisena G, Ihalagama I, Weeratunga P, et al.

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. 2019;13(3):2184–2188. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.05.011

Publication year: 2019

Cytomegalovirus induced refractory TTP in an immunocompetent individual: a case report

Journal Articles

Boteju M, Weeratunga P, Sivashangar A, Chang T

BMC Infectious Diseases. 2019;19:495. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4138-5

Publication year: 2019

Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal Articles

Rajapakse S, de Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rodrigo C, Sigera C, Fernando SD

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019;19:265. DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2678-2

Publication year: 2019

Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial Hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE Study) – A Randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial.

Conference Proceedings Publication

G. R. Constantine, P.N Weeratunga, H. Ranasinghe, P. Ranasinghe, M. R. Navinan, S. Mendis, C. Weeraratne, P. Galappatthy, S. Rajapakse, U. Senarath, P. Katulanda

AHA late breaking abstracts 2019.

Publication year: 2019