Research

Our Research

Explore our dedicated research projects and contributions to advancing knowledge in our field.

Respiratory Virus Epidemic in Southern Province, Sri Lanka 2018

Respiratory Virus Epidemic in Southern Province, Sri Lanka 2018

Analysis of patients admitted to Teaching Hospital Karapitiya”: This research was conducted with the supplemental...

Partnership to Enhance Antimicrobial use in Resource-Limited settings (PEARL)

Partnership to Enhance Antimicrobial use in Resource-Limited settings (PEARL)

An Assessment of Need and Feasibility of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme; this study was funded by a Pilot grant fun...

Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in antenatal women and their infants in southern Sri Lanka

Multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in antenatal women and their infants in southern Sri Lanka

(MDRE) study – funding through the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM), a collaboration between Duk...

Suspected Leptospirosis in Southern Sri Lanka

Suspected Leptospirosis in Southern Sri Lanka

Etiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes of Severe Disease- this was another continuation/expansion of the previous...

Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness among Outpatients in Southern Sri Lanka

Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness among Outpatients in Southern Sri Lanka

This was a continuation/expansion of the previous Duke-NUS funded SEARCh study towards the Febrile respiratory illness;...

“One Health” approach the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolated from humans, animals, and animal products in southern Sri Lanka”

“One Health” approach the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolated from humans, animals, and animal products in southern Sri Lanka”

This PhD research project is designed to describe the prevalence, transmission and zoonotic threat of MRSA isolates from...