Vasantha Devasiri
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Bodinayake C, Tillekeratne L, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara Arachchi W, Strouse J, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2018 Feb;
12(2):e0006258.
PMID: 29425194
Background: Dengue is a leading cause of fever and mimics other acute febrile illnesses (AFI). In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised criteria for clinical diagnosis of dengue. Methodology/principal...
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Shapiro D, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kurukulasooriya R, Hsiang J, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2017 Jul;
97(1):88-96.
PMID: 28719323
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 tract...
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Bodinayake C, Tillekeratne L, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Arachichi W, Strouse J, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2016 Oct;
10(10):e0004995.
PMID: 27711206
Background: Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily along the heavily urbanized...
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Tillekeratne L, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Vidanagama D, Devasiri V, Kodikara Arachchi W, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2015 Aug;
93(5):1031-7.
PMID: 26283748
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions worldwide. Our objective was to determine if providing access to rapid influenza test results could reduce antibiotic...
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Tillekeratne L, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Vidanagama D, Devasiri V, Kodikara Arachchi W, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2015 Mar;
92(5):1023-9.
PMID: 25732679
Influenza accounts for a large burden of acute respiratory tract infections in high-income countries; data from lower-income settings are limited due to lack of confirmatory testing. Consecutive outpatients presenting to...
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Reller M, Akoroda U, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikaarachchi W, Strouse J, et al.
PLoS One
. 2013 Dec;
8(12):e82259.
PMID: 24312651
Background: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute...
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Reller M, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara-Arachichi W, Strouse J, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2012 Apr;
18(5):825-9.
PMID: 22516455
We studied rickettsioses in southern Sri Lanka. Of 883 febrile patients with paired serum samples, 156 (17.7%) had acute rickettsioses; rickettsioses were unsuspected at presentation. Additionally, 342 (38.7%) had exposure...
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Reller M, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara-Arachichi W, Strouse J, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2012 Feb;
18(2):256-63.
PMID: 22304972
Dengue virus (DENV), a globally emerging cause of undifferentiated fever, has been documented in the heavily urbanized western coast of Sri Lanka since the 1960s. New areas of Sri Lanka...
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Reller M, Bodinayake C, Nagahawatte A, Devasiri V, Kodikara-Arachichi W, Strouse J, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2011 Sep;
17(9):1678-84.
PMID: 21888794
To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri Lanka, March-October 2007. Immunoglobulin M ELISA was...
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Mistry R, Wickramasingha N, Ogston S, Singh M, Devasiri V, Mukhopadhyay S
Eur J Pediatr
. 2004 Jan;
163(3):145-7.
PMID: 14749924
Typically, urban South Asia is characterised by narrow streets, heavy traffic, visible haze, unplanned city architecture and the use of kerosene or wood-burning stoves at home. However, some urban areas...