2021
Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study
Warnasekara J, Aberathna P, Nanayakkara G, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2021, 9: 1129. PMID: 34123371, PMCID: PMC8145224, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient departmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsDisease burdenPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyDisease burden assessmentMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsPolymerase chain reactionCare centerGeneral HospitalBurden assessmentPatientsSame period
2020
Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study
Warnasekara J, Aberathna P, Nanayakkara G, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2020, 9: 1129. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient departmentDisease burden assessmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsBurden assessmentPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyPrevalence of leptospirosisMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsDisease burden estimationQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsTreatable diagnosisLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsDisease burdenPolymerase chain reactionCare center
2012
Disease Burden Assessment Beyond In-patient Data: A Morbidity Profile Assessment of Outpatients.
Dharmaratne S, Agampodi S, Dassanayaka S, Kumarihami P, Ratnayake A, Wickramathilake S. Disease Burden Assessment Beyond In-patient Data: A Morbidity Profile Assessment of Outpatients. International Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2012, 3: 730-2. PMID: 23112901, PMCID: PMC3483002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient departmentMorbidity profileMean ageGlobal disease burden estimatesCommon presenting complainsDisease burden estimatesStudy samplePresenting complainsAbdominal painOPD patientsHospital PeradeniyaBody achesPatient populationHospital visitsMorbidity patternBurden estimatesSystematic random sampling procedurePatientsMinor ailmentsGovernment hospitalsMajor occupational groupsPatient dataPainProfile assessmentOccupational groups