2017
Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards
Naotunna NP, Dayarathna M, Maheshi H, Amarasinghe GS, Kithmini VS, Rathnayaka M, Premachandra L, Premarathna N, Rajasinghe PC, Wijewardana G, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 57. PMID: 28068960, PMCID: PMC5223320, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-4001-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth Central ProvinceNutritional statusPrevalence of anemiaPrevalence of underweightMean hemoglobin concentrationPeripheral blood filmAge z-scorePublic health challengeSchool childrenPre-adolescent childrenBackgroundNutritional statusModerate anemiaSectional studySevere thinnessAnthropometric measurementsMulti-stage clusterPrevalence estimatesConclusionThis studyHemoglobin concentrationRural Sri LankaBlood filmsZ-scoreHealth challengesIron deficiencyPrimary school children
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