• Association between early weight gain and later adiposity in Sri Lankan adolescents 

  Samaranayake, D.; Lanerolle, P.; Waidyatilaka, I.; de Lanerolle-Dias, M.; Hills, A. P.; Wickremasinghe, A. R.; Wickramasinghe, V. P. (Journal of developmental origins of health and disease., 2020)

  ABSTRACT: Early growth pattern is increasingly recognized as a determinant of later obesity. This study aimed to identify the association between weight gain in early life and anthropometry, adiposity, leptin, and fasting ...
• Histopathology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka. 

  Wijesinghe, H.; Gunathilaka, N.; Semege, S.; Pathirana, N.; Manamperi, N.; de Silva, C.; Fernando, D. (BioMed research international., 2020)

  ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease that is gaining importance in Sri Lanka and internationally. The clinical presentation, pathology, and method of parasite elimination in CL vary according ...
• Forensic based empirical study on ricochet behaviour of Kalashnikov bullets (7.62mm×39mm) on 1mm sheet metal 

  Nishshanka, B.; Shepherd, C.; Paranirubasingam, P. (Forensic science international., 2020)

  ABSTRACT: Bullet ricochet off a surface in a shooting scene occurs in diverse conditions and affected by array of factors. Therefore ricochet analysis of a particular incident demands case by case analysis supported by the ...
• Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Sri Lanka: First evidence of bla KPC harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae. 

  Kumudunie, W.G.M.; Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S. (Journal of infection and public health., 2020)

  BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are disseminated worldwide posing a serious public health concern. Although, the presence ...
• Prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis infection and clinico-epidemiological patterns among military personnel in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts of the Northern Province, early war-torn areas in Sri Lanka. 

  Gunathilaka, N.; Semege, S.; Pathirana, N.; Manamperi, N.; Udayanga, L.; Wijesinghe, H.; Premaratne, P.; Fernando, D. (Parasites & vectors., 2020)

  BACKGROUND: The 30-year-old armed conflict in Sri Lanka resulted in a general breakdown of civil administration in the Northern and Eastern provinces, leading to mobilisation of many armed forces personnel to assist with ...

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