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Topology across scales on heterogeneous cell data

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Torras-Pérez M, Yoon IH, Weeratunga P, Ho LP, Byrne HM, Tillmann U, Harrington HA
PLoS Computational Biology. 2025;21:e1013460.
Publication year: 2025

Temporo-spatial cellular atlas of the regenerating alveolar niche in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Weeratunga P, Hunter B, Sergeant M, Bull J, Clelland C, Denney L, Vuppusetty C, Burgoyne R, Woo J, Hu T, et al.
Nature Communications. 2025;16:7150.
Publication year: 2025

Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Dinnes J, Berhane S, Walsh J, Reidy P, Doherty A, Hillier B, Scandrett K, Hettiarachchi D, Islam F, Mathangasinghe Y, Weeratunga P, et al.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025;(11):CD013705.
Publication year: 2025

Protocol for the Isolation and Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles From Peripheral Blood: Red Cell, Endothelial, and Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles

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Alvitigala BY, Wijewickrama ES, Denney L, Weeratunga P, Kaluarachchi P, Gnanathasan A, Gooneratne LV
Bio-protocol. 2025;15.
Publication year: 2025

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in severe leptospirosis: A case report

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Palliyaguru T, Ruwanpathirana P, Aravinthan M, Priyankara D, Weeratunga P
IDCases. 2025;e02330.
Publication year: 2025

Haemotoxicity of snakes: a review of pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, novel diagnostics and challenges in management

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Alvitigala BY, Dissanayake HA, Weeratunga PN, Padmaperuma PCD, Gooneratne LV, Gnanathasan CA
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2025;trae058. DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae058
Publication year: 2025

Early circulating biomarkers to predict plasma leakage in dengue fever

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Moallemi S, Tedla N, Sigera C, Weeratunga P, Fernando D, Rajapakse S, Lloyd AR, Rodrigo C
Journal of Infection. 2025;90(2):106401. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106401
Publication year: 2025

Chikungunya masquerading as dengue infection in Sri Lanka uncovered by metagenomics

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Kabir KA, Sigera C, Maduranga S, Weeratunga P, Rajapakse S, Fernando D, Lloyd AR, Bull RA, Rodrigo C
PLoS One. 2025;20(7):e0326995.
Publication year: 2025

Between-and within-host mutation of dengue virus

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Maduranga S, Valencia BM, Sigera C, Weeratunga P, Fernando D, Rajapakse S, Rapadas M, Deveson IW, Lloyd AR, Bull R
Virology. 2025:110750.
Publication year: 2025

Nine fatal cases of dengue: a case series from an intensive care unit in Sri Lanka

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Ruwanpathirana P, Athukorala H, Palliyaguru T, Weeratunga P, Priyankara D
Tropical Medicine and Health. 2024;52(1):90. DOI: 10.1186/s41182-024-00638-9
Publication year: 2024

Immune mechanisms of granuloma formation in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis

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Weeratunga P, Moller DR, Ho L-P
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024;134(1):e172087. DOI: 10.1172/JCI172087
Publication year: 2024

High serum levels of reactive nitrogen species and low total antioxidant capacity in patients with resistant hypertension compared to those in age-gender matched healthy controls, controlled hypertension and follow up with propranolol treatment in the extended APPROPRIATE trial

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Ranasinghe H, Weeratunga P, Fernando N, Katulanda P, Rajapakse S, Galappatthy P, Handunnetti S, Constantine G
BMC Research Notes. 2024;17(1):223.
Publication year: 2024

Exploring synthesis as a vital cognitive skill in complex clinical diagnosis

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Wijayaratne D, Weeratunga P, Jayasinghe S
Diagnosis. 2024;11(4):351–354. DOI: 10.1515/dx-2024-0076
Publication year: 2024

Unilateral Osler nodes, Janeway lesions and splinter haemorrhages associated with surgical arterio-venous fistula infection: a case report

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Ruwanpathirana P, Athukorala H, Weeratunga P, Karunanayake P
Nature Communications. 2023;14(1):7216. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42965-1
Publication year: 2023

Spatial transcriptomic characterization of COVID-19 pneumonitis identifies immune circuits related to tissue injury

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Cross AR, de Andrea CE, Villalba-Esparza M, Landecho MF, Cerundolo L, Weeratunga P, et al.
JCI Insight. 2023;8(2):e157837. DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157837
Publication year: 2023

Single cell spatial analysis reveals inflammatory foci of immature neutrophil and CD8 T cells in COVID-19 lungs

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Weeratunga P, Denney L, Bull JA, Repapi E, Sergeant M, Etherington R, et al.
Nature Communications. 2023;14(1):7216. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42965-1
Publication year: 2023

Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis

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Weeratunga P, Moller DR, Ho L
European Respiratory Review. 2023;32(169):220178. DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0178-2022
Publication year: 2023

Immune mechanisms in fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis

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Weeratunga P, Moller DR, Ho L-P
European Respiratory Review. 2023;32(169):220178. DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0178-2022
Publication year: 2023

Hirudin versus citrate as an anticoagulant for ROTEM platelet whole blood impedance aggregometry in thrombocytopenic patients

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Wickramasinghe W, Alvitigala BY, Perera T, Karunanayake P, Jayasinghe S, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, et al.
Platelets. 2023;34(1):2229909. DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2023.2229909
Publication year: 2023

Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Maduranga S, Valencia BM, Sigera C, Adikari T, Weeratunga P, Fernando D, et al.
Viruses. 2023;15(7):1408. DOI: 10.3390/v15071408
Publication year: 2023

Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients

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Zargari Marandi R, Leung P, Sigera C, Murray DD, Weeratunga P, Fernando D, et al.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2023;17(3):e0010758. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010758
Publication year: 2023

Rotational thromboelastometry in critical phase of dengue infection: Association with bleeding

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Wickramasinghe W, Alvitigala BY, Perera T, Karunanayake P, Jayasinghe S, Rajapakse S, Weeratunga P, et al.
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2022;6(3):e12704. DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12704
Publication year: 2022

Pulmonary involvement in primary systemic vasculitides

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Makhzoum J-P, Grayson PC, Ponte C, Robson J, Suppiah R, Watts RA, Weeratunga P, et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022;61(1):319–330. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab376
Publication year: 2022

Management of Sarcoidosis: When to Treat, How to Treat and for How Long?

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Fraser E, Weeratunga P, Ho L-P
Current Pulmonology Reports. 2022;11(4):151–159. DOI: 10.1007/s13665-022-00295-7
Publication year: 2022

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

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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

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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

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

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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)

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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

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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

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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
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