2019
Baseline titres of O, H and AH agglutinins to Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A in blood donors in Sri Lanka.
Illapperuma S, Corea E, Agampodi S. Baseline titres of O, H and AH agglutinins to Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A in blood donors in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2019, 9: 32-41. DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v9i1.8230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline titreEnteric feverBlood donorsStudy populationBaseline Widal titresWidal test resultsYears age groupHigher test positivitySri Lankan settingWidal titresTest positivitySri Lankan populationWidal testBlood culturesEndemic countriesO agglutininsParatyphi AAge groupsStudy participantsBlood bankTitresSerum samplesSalmonella OSalmonella typhiFever
2013
Outbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka?
AGAMPODI SB, KARUNARATHNA D, JAYATHILALA N, RATHNAYAKA H, AGAMPODI TC, KARUNANAYAKA L. Outbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka? Epidemiology And Infection 2013, 142: 843-846. PMID: 23800619, PMCID: PMC9151153, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268813001465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAT titresPositive IgM ELISAClassical clinical featuresAnti-leptospiral antibodiesHistory of leptospirosisOutbreak of leptospirosisEpidemiology of leptospirosisAfebrile patientsClinical featuresAcute leptospirosisFever patientsIgM ELISAAffluent urban populationsOccupational hazardsOutbreak investigationLeptospirosisLeptospirosis outbreaksOffice workersPatientsTitresWeeksExposureParticipantsOutbreakRecreational activities