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
2009
Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study
Dassanayake D, Wimalaratna H, Agampodi SB, Liyanapathirana VC, Piyarathna T, Goonapienuwala BL. Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9: 48. PMID: 19386085, PMCID: PMC2679753, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-9-48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurveillance case definitionMicroscopic agglutination testCase definitionNegative predictive valuePredictive valueClinical featuresMAT titresAgglutination testDays of feverAcute febrile illnessMethodsThe study populationTeaching Hospital KandyPositive predictive valueDiagnosis of leptospirosisPositive MAT resultsFebrile illnessMedical wardsResultsA totalHospital KandyStudy populationBlood samplesConclusionThis studyPatientsDiagnostic accuracyLeptospirosis