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Host-response transcriptional biomarkers accurately discriminate bacterial and viral infections of global relevance by Ko, Emily R., Reller, Megan E., Tillekeratne, L. Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K., Miller, Cameron, Burke, Thomas W., Henao, Ricardo, McClain, Micah T., Suchindran, Sunil, Nicholson, Bradly, Blatt, Adam, Petzold, Elizabeth, Tsalik, Ephraim L., Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Rubach, Matthew P., Maro, Venance P., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, De Silva, Aruna D., Clark, Danielle V., Schully, Kevin L., Madut, Deng, Dumler, J. Stephen, Kato, Cecilia, Galloway, Renee, Crump, John A., Ginsburg, Geoffrey S., Minogue, Timothy D., Woods, Christopher W.

“…Diagnostic limitations challenge management of clinically indistinguishable acute infectious illness globally. Gene expression classification models show great…”
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The Host Response to Viral Infections Reveals Common and Virus-Specific Signatures in the Peripheral Blood by Tsalik, Ephraim L, Fiorino, Cassandra, Aqeel, Ammara, Liu, Yiling, Henao, Ricardo, Ko, Emily R, Burke, Thomas W, Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Arachchi, Wasantha K, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, McClain, Micah T, Woods, Christopher W, Ginsburg, Geoffrey S, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Schughart, Klaus

“…Viruses cause a wide spectrum of clinical disease, the majority being acute respiratory infections (ARI). In most cases, ARI symptoms are similar for different…”
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Correction: Outcomes among children and adults at risk of severe dengue in Sri Lanka: Opportunity for outpatient case management in countries with high disease burden by Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith DeS, Devasiri, Vasantha, Dahanayake, Niroshana J, Wijayaratne, Gaya B, Weerasinghe, Nayani P, Premamali, Madureka, Sheng, Tianchen, Nicholson, Bradley P, Ubeysekera, Harshanie A, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini Mp, de Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Tillekeratne, L Gayani

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010091.]…”
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Evaluation of the WHO 2009 classification for diagnosis of acute dengue in a large cohort of adults and children in Sri Lanka during a dengue-1 epidemic by Bodinayake, Champica K, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara Arachchi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Sessions, October M, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Uehara, Anna, Howe, Shiqin, Ong, Xin Mei, Tan, Sharon, Chow, Angelia, Tummalapalli, Praveen, De Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Gubler, Duane J, Reller, Megan E

“…Dengue is a leading cause of fever and mimics other acute febrile illnesses (AFI). In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised criteria for clinical…”
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Outcomes among children and adults at risk of severe dengue in Sri Lanka: Opportunity for outpatient case management in countries with high disease burden by Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith DeS, Devasiri, Vasantha, Dahanayake, Niroshana J, Wijayaratne, Gaya B, Weerasinghe, Nayani P, Premamali, Madureka, Sheng, Tianchen, Nicholson, Bradly P, Ubeysekera, Harshanie A, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini Mp, de Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Tillekeratne, L Gayani

“…Healthcare systems in dengue-endemic countries are often overburdened due to the high number of patients hospitalized according to dengue management…”
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Comprehensive diagnostic testing identifies diverse aetiologies of acute febrile illness among hospitalised children and adults in Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study by Truls Østbye, L Gayani Tillekeratne, Ajith Nagahawatte, Ruvini Kurukulasooriya, Tianchen Sheng, Bradly P Nicholson, Champica K Bodinayake, Vasantha Devasiri, Wasantha Kodikara Arachichi, Megan Reller

“…Introduction Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common cause of hospital admissions in tropical settings. Identifying AFI aetiology is essential for guiding…”
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Emergence of Epidemic Dengue-1 Virus in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka by Bodinayake, Champica K, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Sessions, October M, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Uehara, Anna, Howe, Shiqin, Ong, Xin Mei, Tan, Sharon, Chow, Angelia, Tummalapalli, Praveen, De Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Gubler, Duane J, Reller, Megan E

“…Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily…”
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Outbreak of severe acute respiratory infection in Southern Province, Sri Lanka in 2018: a cross-sectional study by Vanderburg, Sky, Wijayaratne, Gaya, Danthanarayana, Nayomi, Jayamaha, Jude, Piyasiri, Bhagya, Halloluwa, Chathurangi, Sheng, Tianchen, Amarasena, Sujeewa, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Nicholson, Bradly P, Peiris, Joseph S M, Gray, Gregory C, Gunasena, Sunethra, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Bodinayake, Champica K, Woods, Christopher W, Devasiri, Vasantha, Tillekeratne, L Gayani

“…ObjectivesTo determine aetiology of illness among children and adults presenting during outbreak of severe respiratory illness in Southern Province, Sri Lanka,…”
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Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Akoroda, Ufuoma, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikaarachchi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Chua, Robert, Hou, Yan'an, Chow, Angelia, Sessions, October M, Østbye, Truls, Gubler, Duane J, Woods, Christopher W, Bodinayake, Champica

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection…”
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Leptospirosis as frequent cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champika, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Flom, Judith E, Dumler, J Stephen, Woods, Christopher W

“…To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri…”
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Unsuspected dengue and acute febrile illness in rural and semi-urban southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champika, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Broadwater, Anne, Østbye, Truls, de Silva, Aravinda, Woods, Christopher W

“…Dengue virus (DENV), a globally emerging cause of undifferentiated fever, has been documented in the heavily urbanized western coast of Sri Lanka since the…”
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Unsuspected rickettsioses among patients with acute febrile illness, Sri Lanka, 2007 by Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champica, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Flom, Judith E, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Dumler, J Stephen

“…We studied rickettsioses in southern Sri Lanka. Of 883 febrile patients with paired serum samples, 156 (17.7%) had acute rickettsioses; rickettsioses were…”
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Prevalence and predictors of antibiotic prescription among patients hospitalized with viral lower respiratory tract infections in Southern Province, Sri Lanka by Medrano, Perla G, Weerasinghe, Nayani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Vanderburg, Sky, Park, Lawrence P, Wijayaratne, Gaya B, Devasiri, Vasantha, Dilshan, Buddhika, Sheng, Tianchen, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Anderson, Jack, Nicholson, Bradly P, Woods, Christopher W, Bodinayake, Champica K, Tillekeratne, L Gayani

“…Antimicrobial overprescription is common for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), as viral and bacterial infections generally present with similar…”
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Correction: Outcomes among children and adults at risk of severe dengue in Sri Lanka: Opportunity for outpatient case management in countries with high disease burden by Champica K Bodinayake, Ajith DeS Nagahawatte, Vasantha Devasiri, Niroshana J Dahanayake, Gaya B Wijayaratne, Nayani P Weerasinghe, Madureka Premamali, Tianchen Sheng, Bradley P Nicholson, Harshanie A Ubeysekera, Ruvini Mp Kurukulasooriya, Aruna D de Silva, Truls Østbye, Christopher W Woods, L Gayani Tillekeratne

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010091.]…”
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Geospatial analysis of dengue emergence in rural areas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka by Mutucumarana, Charmaine P, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Anuradha, Thamali, De Silva, Aruna Dharshan, Janko, Mark M, Østbye, Truls, Gubler, Duane J, Woods, Christopher W, Reller, Megan E, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Lantos, Paul M

“…Abstract Background Dengue is a major cause of acute febrile illness in Sri Lanka. Dengue has historically been considered an urban disease. In 2012–2013, we…”
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Use of Rapid Influenza Testing to Reduce Antibiotic Prescriptions Among Outpatients with Influenza-Like Illness in Southern Sri Lanka by Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Vidanagama, Dhammika, Devasiri, Vasantha, Arachchi, Wasantha Kodikara, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, De Silva, Aruna Dharshan, Østbye, Truls, Reller, Megan E, Woods, Christopher W

“…Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions worldwide. Our objective was to determine if providing…”
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Respiratory Viral Infection: An Underappreciated Cause of Acute Febrile Illness Admissions in Southern Sri Lanka by Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K, Simmons, Ryan, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara Arachchi, Wasantha, Nicholson, Bradly P, Park, Lawrence P, Vanderburg, Sky, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, De Silva, Aruna Dharshan, Østybe, Truls, Reller, Megan E, Woods, Christopher W

“…The contribution of respiratory viruses to acute febrile illness (AFI) burden is poorly characterized. We describe the prevalence, seasonality, and clinical…”
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Burden and Seasonality of Viral Acute Respiratory Tract Infections among Outpatients in Southern Sri Lanka by Shapiro, David, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Hsiang, Jeremy, Nicholson, Bradley, De Silva, Aruna Dharshan, Østbye, Truls, Reller, Megan E, Woods, Christopher W, Tillekeratne, L Gayani

“…In tropical and subtropical settings, the epidemiology of viral acute respiratory tract infections varies widely between countries. We determined the etiology,…”
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A case of star fruit induced acute oxalate nephropathy in a previously healthy child by Kankananarachchi, Imalke, Samararathna, Ruwan, Naotunna, Chamidri, Pathmakanthi, K A I, Hemali, H M P, Devasiri, Vasantha, Dharmawardena, Harshini

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An under-recognized influenza epidemic identified by rapid influenza testing, southern Sri Lanka, 2013 by Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Vidanagama, Dhammika, Devasiri, Vasantha, Arachchi, Wasantha Kodikara, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, De Silva, Aruna Dharshan, Østybe, Truls, Reller, Megan E, Woods, Christopher W

“…Influenza accounts for a large burden of acute respiratory tract infections in high-income countries; data from lower-income settings are limited due to lack…”
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