Our Research
Explore our dedicated research projects and contributions to advancing knowledge in our field.
Pre-implementation evaluation of facility-wide antibiograms in low- and middle-income countries
Pre-implementation evaluation of facility-wide antibiograms in low- & middle-income countries: a qualitative study o...
Point Prevalence Survey of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Sri Lanka
Point Prevalence Survey of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Sri Lanka Principal Inv...
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Colonization among Children in Galle, Sri Lanka
This is a cross-sectional study aims to identify the impact of colonization with respiratory viruses on the carriage of...
Dengue Fever Genomic & Epigenomic Characterization & Observation in Sri Lanka (EChO)
This research aims to develop and validate clinical epigenetic predictors of dengue virus exposure and illness. Principa...
Colonization and in-hospital transmission patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among surgical patients at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya” (MRSA)
Colonization and in-hospital transmission patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among surgical patient...
Identifying Opportunities for Improving Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Southern Sri Lanka
Identifying Opportunities for Improving Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Southern Sri Lank...
Validation of High Road Utilizer Surveys as a Source for Vulnerable Road Traffic Crash Hotspot Localization study (RTCHLS)
Validation of High Road Utilizer Surveys as a Source for Vulnerable Road Traffic Crash Hotspot Localization study (RTCHL...
Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Southern Sri Lanka
Molecular characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Souther...
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Exploring the Health of Female Foreign Domestic Worker Returnees from the Middle East
Exploring the Health of Female Foreign Domestic Worker Returnees from the Middle East from 2013 (PI - Dr. Vijitha De Sil...
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The Sri Lanka Emerging Acute Respiratory Infection and Febrile Illness Characterization (SEARCh)
The Sri Lanka Emerging Acute Respiratory Infection and Febrile Illness Characterization (SEARCh) from 29th June 2012 to...
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Exploring Perceptions of Disability among Mothers of Children with Disabilities in Sri Lanka
Exploring Perceptions of Disability among Mothers of Children with Disabilities in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2013 (PI - Dr....
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Road traffic injuries and general health concerns of auto-rickshaw drivers in Galle Sri Lanka
Road traffic injuries and general health concerns of auto-rickshaw drivers in Galle Sri Lanka from 2012 (PI - Dr....
Perception of Sri Lankan Physicians of the Assistant Medical Officer Program (AMO)
Perception of Sri Lankan Physicians of the Assistant Medical Officer Program (AMO) from 2012 (PI- Dr. Vijitha De Silva &...
The Sri Lanka Healthy Minds (SLHMS)
The Sri Lanka Healthy Minds (SLHMS) from August 2011(PI - Dr. Bilesha Perera, Prof. Truls Ostbye, Prof. Joanna Messelko)...
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Occupational Health Problems Among Women Working in Textile Factories in the Free Trade Zone of Koggala, Galle, Sri Lanka
Occupational Health Problems Among Women Working in Textile Factories in the Free Trade Zone of Koggala, Galle, Sri Lank...
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Optimal Detection of Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Sri Lanka
Optimal Detection of Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2010 (PI- Dr. C K Bodinayke, Dr. Aj...
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Prevalence and Correlates of Health-Related Lifestyle Behaviors among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Prevalence and Correlates of Health-Related Lifestyle Behaviors among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2010 (PI...
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Respiratory Virus Epidemic in Southern Province, Sri Lanka 2018
Analysis of patients admitted to Teaching Hospital Karapitiya”: This research was conducted with the supplemental...
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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...
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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
Etiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes of Severe Disease- this was another continuation/expansion of the previous...
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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;...
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“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...