2024
Getting leptospirosis onto the lists of neglected tropical diseases
Vinetz J, Chetrick A, Steimel K, Devillers C, Excler J, Kim J, Agampodi S. Getting leptospirosis onto the lists of neglected tropical diseases. Open Access Government 2024, 43: 52-54. DOI: 10.56367/oag-043-11310.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Sequel and therapeutic modalities of leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS); a Sri Lankan experience
Herath N, Uluwattage W, Weliwitiya T, Karunanayake L, Lekamwasam S, Ratnatunga N, Karunanayake P, Wickramasinghe S, Patabendi S, Senaviratne S, Agampodi S. Sequel and therapeutic modalities of leptospirosis associated severe pulmonary haemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS); a Sri Lankan experience. BMC Infectious Diseases 2019, 19: 451. PMID: 31113404, PMCID: PMC6530063, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4094-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeaching Hospital KarapitiyaTherapeutic plasma exchangeAcute kidney injuryMain tertiary care centerSevere pulmonary hemorrhagic syndromeTertiary care centerDay of admissionGroup of patientsHigh case fatalityCase fatality rateCases of leptospirosisDifferent therapeutic approachesAlveolar shadowsHospital KarapitiyaHemoglobin dropKidney injuryArterial hypoxemiaCase fatalityPlasma exchangePatient presentingTreatment modalitiesCare centerHemorrhagic syndromeChest radiographsClinical disease
2016
Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses
Agampodi S, Wijerathne B, Weerakoon K. Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2016, 29: 446-452. PMID: 27479026, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutochthonous malariaCase fatality rateCommunicable disease controlReduction of malariaCommunicable disease control programmesControl programsClinical managementMalaria casesDisease control programsFatality rateCommunicable diseasesSuccessful control programsMalaria controlDisease controlInfectious diseasesMalariaDiseaseTropical diseasesDiagnostic facilitiesVector control activitiesLeptospirosisDengueTime trendsVector-borne diseasesRickettsioses
2011
Leptospirosis Outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2008: Lessons for Assessing the Global Burden of Disease
Agampodi SB, Peacock SJ, Thevanesam V, Nugegoda DB, Smythe L, Thaipadungpanit J, Craig SB, Burns MA, Dohnt M, Boonsilp S, Senaratne T, Kumara A, Palihawadana P, Perera S, Vinetz JM. Leptospirosis Outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2008: Lessons for Assessing the Global Burden of Disease. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 85: 471-478. PMID: 21896807, PMCID: PMC3163869, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureLeptospirosis outbreaksCase fatality rateLimited diagnostic capacityDisease burden estimatesLaboratory diagnostic capabilitiesEndemic infectious diseasesCause of epidemicSerovars PyrogenesClinical characteristicsRenal failureHeart failurePatient populationMain complicationsCase definitionBurden estimatesGlobal burdenCase confirmationHigh titersInfectious diseasesDiagnostic capacityHigh endemicityReference groupLeptospira interrogansDisease