2016
Etiological agents causing leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: A review
Naotunna C, Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Etiological agents causing leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: A review. Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Medicine 2016, 9: 390-394. PMID: 27086159, DOI: 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEtiological agentDirect patient samplesPatients/animalsArticles/reportsMulti-locus sequence typingIsolation of LeptospiraSri Lankan isolatesHuman leptospirosisLocus sequence typingPatient samplesLeptospira santarosaiLeptospira kirschneriLeptospira interrogansLeptospira borgpeterseniiEpidemiology papersSequence typingLeptospirosisLeptospiraNew typing methodTyping methodsRecent studiesIsolatesSri LankaReviewAgents
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