By Associate Professor Chaturaka Rodrigo

Conference Presentations

Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Lanerolle R; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Kidney disease in the elderly: A Sri Lankan perspective', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Wijeyaratne D; Ranasinghe N; Navinan R; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2012, 'Problematic internet behaviours among university students; a cross sectional survey', presented at Annual academic sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Wijeyaratne D; Navinan R; Ranasinghe N; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2012, 'Problematic internet behaviours and gender differences of internet use among university students in Sri Lanka', presented at International conference and exhibition on addiction therapy and research, Las Vegas, USA

Wickramasinghe S; Amarasooriya M; Rodrigo C; Constantine G, 2012, 'Therapeutic inertia; an unattended problem', presented at Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Wickramasinghe S; Amarasooriya M; Constantine G, 2012, 'Therapeutic inertia; an unattended problem', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rathnamalala NK; Rodrigo C; Lanerolle R, 2011, 'Factors associated with graft pyelonephritis in kidney allograft recipients at the university medical unit, NHSL', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'High default rates for treatment of depression in the periphery', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'A cross sectional screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescent school children', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Srina W; Wijeratne T; Weligepola R; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2010, 'A prospective cohort study on the role of the non specialist staff on preventing relapses and improving clinic attendance of patients with schizophrenia', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ranasinghe CC; Rodrigo C; Premaratne S; Adhikari AMMC; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'An audit on care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka', presented at International forum on quality and safety in health care, Nice, France

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Maitripala C; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'Morbidity of cannabis use in a cohort of psychiatry patients in Sri Lanka: a retrospective analysis', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Fernando D; Herath S; Rajapakse L, 2010, 'Socio-demographic factors and their correlations with Tricomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a central sexually transmitted disease clinic', presented at 66th Annual Scientific Session of Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Selvachandran J, 2009, 'A prospective study on management of acute coronary syndrome in university medical unit, Colombo', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Arambepola C; Lanerolle R, 2009, 'Adequacy of haemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a prospective study', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Arambepola C; Lanerolle R, 2009, 'Adequacy of haemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a prospective study', presented at 7th conference of nephrology, urology and transplant society of the SAARC countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ranasinghe C; Rodrigo C; Premaratne S; Adhikari AMMC; Rajapakse S, 2009, 'An audit on care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Lanerolle R; Rajapakse S; Sheriff R, 2009, 'Retrospective analytical study of renal transplants over a period of two years', presented at 7th conference of nephrology, urology and transplant society of the SAARC countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S; Lanerolle R; Sheriff R, 2009, 'Retrospective analytical study of renal transplants over a period of two years', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Gnanthasan A; Rodrigo C; Coonghe A; Peranantharajah S; Peiris P, 2008, 'A case series on envenoming by Saw Scale Viper (Echis carinatus) in Sri Lanka', presented at 8th IST Asia Pacific Meeting on Animal, Plant & Microbial Toxins, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Gnanathasan A; Rodrigo C; Coonghe A; Peranantharajah S; Peiris P, 2008, 'A case series on envenoming by Saw Scale Viper (Echis carinatus) in Sri Lanka', presented at Conference on global issues in clinical toxicology, Melbourne, Australia

Conference Abstracts

Howe A; De Salazar A; Aragri M; Popping S; Fourati S; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Fernando Fay F; Newton E; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Boucher CA; De Knegt R; Poljak M; Lunar M; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Sayan M; Mor O; Seguin-Devaux C; Lloyd A; Pawlotsky J-M; Grebely J; Lennerstrand J; Knops E; Kaiser R; Chulanov V; Rincon P; Martinez-Sapina A; Galera C; Douglas M; Silberstein FC; Harrigan R; Garcia Garcia F, 2019, 'GENOTYPE MISCLASSIFICATION NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE CHOICE OF REGIMENS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS C', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 318A - 319A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653501070&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Fourati S; Silberstein FC; Howe A; De Salazar A; Popping S; Di Maio VC; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Poljak M; Lunar M; Sayan M; Mor O; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Seguin-Devaux C; Boucher CA; Poiteau L; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Lennerstrand J; Kaiser R; Zhigalkina P; Fernando Fay F; Aragri M; Chulanov V; Garcia-Deltoro M; Cabezas J; Carlos Alados J; De Knegt RJ; Douglas M; Garcia FG; Harrigan R; Pawlotsky J-M, 2019, 'HCV RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF COHORTS OF GT-3a INFECTED PATIENTS', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 180A - 181A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653500277&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Popping S; Fourati S; Howe A; Di Maio VC; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Poljak M; Lunar M; Sayan M; Mor O; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Omar M; Garcia-Bujalance S; Tellez F; Fuentes A; Seguin-Devaux C; Soulier A; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Aragri M; Lennerstrand J; Kaiser R; Zhigalkina P; Chulanov V; De Knegt RJ; Douglas M; Silberstein FC; Harrigan R; Garcia FG; Boucher CA; Pawlotsky J-M, 2019, 'THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED SUBSTITUTIONS (RASS) IN "UNUSUAL" HCV SUBTYPES', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 77A - 78A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000488653500117&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Crawford LC; Whybrow D; Rodrigo C; Riaz N; Higgins G, 2019, 'The first patient with hepatitis C genotype 8 infection in Australia', in Pathology, Elsevier, Vol. 51, pp. s135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2018.12.391

Preprints

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; A NB; Kim HN; Lord M; Agapiou D; Maher L; Rodrigo C; Lloyd A; Bull R; Tedla N, 2023, Characterisation of antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis in patients infected with Hepatitis C virus with different clinical outcomes, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.168992839.95818489/v1

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson S; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer D; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, 2021, Maintenance of Broad Neutralising Antibodies and Memory B Cells 12 Months Post-Infection Is Predicted by SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD4+ T Cell Responses, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3920641

Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher N; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnett D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Brilot F; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson S; Tea F; Pilli D; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Group CS, 2020, Long-Term Persistence of Neutralizing Memory B Cells in SARS-CoV-2, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3732365

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Rapadas M; Deveson IW; Lloyd AR; Bull R; Rodrigo C, Between- and within-host mutation of dengue virus, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.12.680595

Kabir KMA; Sigera C; Maduranga S; Weeratunga P; Rajapakse S; Fernando D; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Rodrigo C, Chikungunya masquerading as dengue infection in Sri Lanka uncovered by metagenomics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.30.25328620

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Bull R; Stone H; Rodrigo C, DENcode: A model for haplotype-informed transmission probability of dengue virus, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.26.708194

Lohmann V; Rothhaar P; Heuss C; Tulessin M; Wang Z; Seong HG-T; Förster C; Quistrebert J; Chai H; Reineke M; Benning L; Honegger J; Hofmann M; Thimme R; Timm J; Cooke G; Schnitzler P; Merle U; Shoukry NH; Bruneau J; Rodrigo C; Lloyd A; Bull R; Ansari A; Mogler C; McLauchlan J; Forns X; Pérez-Del-Pulgar S, Highly replicating hepatitis C virus variants emerge in immunosuppressed patients causing severe disease, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6194507/v1

Bull R; Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher N; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnett D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Brilot F; Mina M; Post J; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson S; Tea F; Pilli D; Tedla N; Lloyd A; Martinello M, Long-term persistence of neutralizing memory B cells in SARS-CoV-2, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-92527/v1

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Pandzic E; Brasher NA; Fernando BSM; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Kim HN; Lord M; Popovic G; Rawlinson W; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Bartlett AW; Ahlenstiel G; Grubor-Bauk B; Dwyer D; Konecny P; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Tedla N, Longitudinal characterisation of phagocytic and neutralisation functions of anti-Spike antibodies in plasma of patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.21.473774

Moallemi S; Poljak A; Tedla N; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, New predictive biomarkers for plasma leakage in dengue fever, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.03.25330389

Herath H; Rodrigo C; Alahakoon A; Ambawatte SB; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Fernando A, Outcomes of Stroke Patients Undergoing Thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an Observational Prospective Study From a Low-middle Income Country, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-751515/v1

Other

Rodrigo C, 2021, Exploring the complexity of RNA virus infections using viral genomics, Sri Lanka Journals Online (JOL), http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v52i2.7939

Rodrigo C, 2020, For people with intestinal helminths, what is the effect of anthelmintic drugs?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.3139

Rodrigo C, 2020, How do different anthelmintic drug regimens compare for treating ascariasis?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.3141

Rodrigo C, 2019, What are the effects of deworming drugs for children living in endemic areas?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2726

Rodrigo C, 2019, What are the benefits and harms of deworming drugs in children living in soil-transmitted intestinal worm endemic areas?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.943

Rodrigo C, 2019, What adverse events can people taking macrolide antibiotics experience?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2437

Rodrigo C, 2019, What are the effects of albendazole alone or in combination with microfilaricidal drugs for people with lymphatic filariasis?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2451

Rodrigo C, 2018, How does oral ivermectin compare with topical permethrin for people with scabies?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2156

Rodrigo C, 2018, What are the benefits and harms of smectite (diosmectite) for children with acute infectious diarrhea?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2146

Rodrigo C, 2018, What are the effects of face-to-face interventions for informing or educating parents about early childhood vaccination?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2193

Rodrigo C, 2018, What are the effects of probiotics for adults and children being treated with antibiotics?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.2047

Rodrigo C, 2016, How do community-level interventions affect the use of condoms for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.1137

Rodrigo C, 2016, How does the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy affect outcomes in HIV-infected, treatment-naive children aged 2 to 5 years?, Wiley, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cca.1084

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