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2024, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical studies on antibiotic treatment of brucellosis', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69669-w
,2024, 'Acute Q fever in patients with an influenza-like illness in regional New South Wales, Australia', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012385
,2024, 'Lack of controlled studies on snakebite prevention: a rapid review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 118, pp. 247 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad088
,2024, 'Characterization of antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus with different clinical outcomes', Journal of Medical Virology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29381
,2023, 'Early biomarkers for prediction of severe manifestations of dengue fever: a systematic review and a meta-analysis', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 17485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44559-9
,2023, 'Estimation of body weight using anthropometric parameters in Sri Lankan hospitalized adult patients', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. e0290895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290895
,2023, 'Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka', Viruses, 15, pp. 1408, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15071408
,2023, 'Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, pp. e0010758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010758
,2022, '1162. A data-driven approach to predict plasma leakage using explainable machine learning', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. ofac492.999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.999
,2022, 'Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 17225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22231-y
,2022, 'Influence of COVID-19 restrictions on student satisfaction with undergraduate pathology teaching in an Australian University', Frontiers in Education, 7, pp. 1014906, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1014906
,2022, 'Longitudinal Characterization of Phagocytic and Neutralization Functions of Anti-Spike Antibodies in Plasma of Patients after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection', Journal of Immunology, 209, pp. 1499 - 1512, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2200272
,2022, 'Treatment of chikungunya-Associated joint pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 889 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trac045
,2022, 'Characteristics of hepatitis C virus resistance in an international cohort after a decade of direct-acting antivirals', JHEP Reports, 4, pp. 100462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100462
,2022, 'Evolution of within-host variants of the hepatitis C virus', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 99, pp. 105242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105242
,2022, 'Maintenance of broad neutralizing antibodies and memory B cells 1 year post-infection is predicted by SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell responses', Cell Reports, 38, pp. 110345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110345
,2021, 'Adaptation of Oxford Nanopore technology for hepatitis C whole genome sequencing and identification of within-host viral variants', BMC Genomics, 22, pp. 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07460-1
,2021, 'Attitudes on euthanasia among medical students and doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study', BMC Medical Ethics, 22, pp. 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00731-2
,2021, 'Outcomes of stroke patients undergoing thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an observational prospective study from a low-middle income country', BMC Neurology, 21, pp. 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02475-3
,2021, 'Plasma leakage in dengue: a systematic review of prospective observational studies', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 1082, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06793-2
,2021, 'Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0258388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258388
,2021, 'The inaugural australian centre for hepatitis virology public panel discussion on viral hepatitis research—lessons in scientific community outreach', Viruses, 13, pp. 1838, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13091838
,2021, 'Optimisation and validation of a new method for antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis in hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Immunological Methods, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2021.113087
,2021, 'Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 993 - 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13594
,2021, 'SHARED: An international collaboration to unravel hepatitis C resistance', Viruses, 13, pp. 1580, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13081580
,2021, 'Dengue and post-infection fatigue: Findings from a prospective cohort-the Colombo Dengue Study', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115, pp. 669 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa110
,2021, 'Long-term persistence of RBD+ memory B cells encoding neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 infection', Cell Reports Medicine, 2, pp. 100228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100228
,2021, 'The severity of the pathogen-induced acute sickness response is affected by polymorphisms in genes of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 93, pp. 186 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.005
,2021, 'Success of malaria chemoprophylaxis for outbound civil and military travellers in prevention of reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka', International Health, 12, pp. 332 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/INTHEALTH/IHZ094
,2020, 'Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 18196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75374-1
,2020, 'Adjunct treatment in snakebite envenoming: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 114, pp. 847 - 857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa062
,2020, 'Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020, pp. cd010458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010458.pub3
,2020, 'Clinical evidence for repurposing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as antiviral agents: a systematic review', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26, pp. 979 - 987, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.016
,2020, 'Antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors among HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral treatment in Sekota, northeast Ethiopia', AIDS Research and Therapy, 17, pp. 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-020-00294-z
,2020, 'Tenth scientific biennial meeting of the australasian virology society - AVS10 2019', Viruses, 12, pp. 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12060621
,2020, 'B cell immunodominance in primary hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Hepatology, 72, pp. 670 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2019.11.011
,2020, 'Severe dengue epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26, pp. 682 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2604.190435
,2020, 'Compliance with primary malaria chemoprophylaxis: Is weekly prophylaxis better than daily prophylaxis?', Patient Preference and Adherence, 14, pp. 2215 - 2223, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S255561
,2019, 'Carica papaya extract in dengue: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19, pp. 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2678-2
,2019, 'Tafenoquine for primary and terminal prophylaxis of malaria in apparently healthy people: A systematic review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113, pp. 579 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz052
,2019, 'Prediction of plasma leakage phase of dengue in resource limited settings', Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 7, pp. 279 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2018.10.006
,2019, 'Risk prediction for severe disease and better diagnostic accuracy in early dengue infection; The Colombo dengue study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4304-9
,2019, 'A seven-year retrospective analysis of patch test data in a cohort of patients with contact dermatitis in Sri Lanka', BMC Dermatology, 19, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12895-019-0090-8
,2019, 'Genomic characterization of hepatitis C virus transmitted founder variants with deep sequencing', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 71, pp. 36 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2019.02.032
,2019, 'Using Narratives to Teach Students Enrolled in Science and Medical Science Bachelor’s Degree Programs', Medical Science Educator, 29, pp. 357 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00698-1
,2019, 'Genomic variability of within-host hepatitis C variants in acute infection', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 476 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13051
,2019, 'Dynamic interactions between RNA viruses and human hosts unravelled by a decade of next generation sequencing', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1863, pp. 511 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.12.003
,2019, 'Effectiveness of passive case detection for imported malaria in a hospital setting in Sri Lanka during the prevention of re-introduction phase of malaria', International Health, 11, pp. 64 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihy061
,2018, 'Is there a delay in seeking medical care after the first seizure in "resource limited settings": A pilot study from Sri Lanka', BMC Research Notes, 11, pp. 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3887-3
,2018, 'Knowledge, attitudes and skills in melanoma diagnosis among doctors: A cross sectional study from Sri Lanka', BMC Research Notes, 11, pp. 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3499-y
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