2019
Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study
Agampodi S, Warnasekara J, Jayasundara D, Senawirathna I, Gamage C, Kularatne S, Siribaddana S, Maththias M, Vinetz J. Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e027850. PMID: 31511281, PMCID: PMC6738675, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthics Review CommitteeMultilocus sequence typingOutpatient departmentClinico-epidemiological studyMulticentre prospective studyDay of admissionMicroscopic agglutination testPresence of diseaseHospital stayFebrile patientsMedical wardsProspective studySri Lankan isolatesRisk factorsVenous bloodDisease progressionEthical clearanceHigh incidenceAetiological aspectsPatientsAgglutination testMolecular epidemiologyPatient contextBedside inoculationLeptospirosis
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