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  • Diagnosing human cutaneous leishmaniasis using fluorescence in situ hybridization 
    Kaluarachchi, T.J.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Weerasekera, M.; Yasawardene, S.; McBain, A.J.; Yapa, B.; de Silva, H.; Menike, C.; Jayathilake, S.; Munasinghe, A.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Ranasinghe, S. (Taylor & Francis Publishing, 2021)
    ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Sri Lanka. Giemsa-stained slit-skin-smears (SSS-Giemsa) and histology are routinely used in diagnosis with a sensitivity of 40-70%. PCR currently has limited accessibility. ...
  • Diagnosis and management of acute variceal bleeding: Asian Pacific Association for Study of the Liver recommendations 
    Sarin, S.K.; Kumar, A.; Angus, P.W.; Baijal, S.S.; Baik, S.K.; Bayraktar, Y.; Chawla, Y.K.; Choudhuri, G.; Chung, J.W.; de Franchis, R.; de Silva, H.J.; Garg, H.; Garg, P.K.; Helmy, A.; Hou, M.C.; Jafri, W.; Jia, J.D.; Lau, G.K.; Li, C.Z.; Lui, H.F.; Maruyama, H.; Pandey, C.M.; Puri, A.S.; Rerknimitr, R.; Sahni, P.; Saraya, A.; Sharma, B.C.; Sharma, P.; Shiha, G.; Sollano, J.D.; Wu, J.; Xu, R.Y.; Yachha, S.K.; Zhang, C.; Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) Working Party on Portal Hypertension. (Springer International, 2011)
    BACKGROUND: Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a medical emergency and associated with a mortality of 20% at 6 weeks. Significant advances have occurred in the recent past and hence there is a need to update the existing ...
  • Diagnosis and management of tuberculous meningitis 
    Gunatilake, S.B. (State Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 1998)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy 
    Ranawaka, U.K. (State Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 2006)
    No Abstract Available
  • Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease : a question of channels? 
    de Silva, H.A. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 1998)
  • Diagnosis of Enterobius vermicularis infestations. 
    Gunaratna, G.P.S.; Dempsey, S.; Ho, C.; Britton, P.N. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2020)
    No abstract available
  • Diagnosis of leptospirosis: comparison between microscopic agglutination test, IgM-ELISA and IgM rapid immunochromatography test 
    Niloofa, R.; Fernando, N.; de Silva, N.L.; Karunanayake, L.; Wickramasinghe, H.; Dikmadugoda, N.; Premawansa, G.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J.; Premawansa, S.; Rajapakse, S.; Handunnetti, S. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is diagnosed on clinical grounds, and confirmed by microscopic agglutination test (MAT). IgM-ELISA (Serion-Virion) and immunochromatography test (Leptocheck-WB) are two immunodiagnostic assays ...
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of cervical ectopic pregnancy 
    Hosni, M.M.; Herath, R.P.; Mumtaz, R. (Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
    IMPORTANCE: Cervical pregnancy is a rare variety of ectopic pregnancy. The etiology is obscure. Its diagnosis may be difficult, and its management has enormously changed during the last 10 years. Unfortunately, the most ...
  • Diagnostic overlap between adolescent affective instability in borderline personality and juvenile bipolar disorder in Sri Lanka 
    Chandradasa, M.; Fernando, W.K.T.R.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019)
    Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD) could present a diagnostic challenge in the adolescent due to the presence of overlapping symptoms such as impulsivity, affective instability, and sexual ...
  • A Diagnostic scoring model for Leptospirosis in resource limited settings 
    Rajapakse, S.; Weeratunga, P.; Niloofa, R.; Fernando, N.; de Silva, N.L.; Rodrigo, C.; Maduranga, S.; Nandasiri, N.; Premawansa, S.; Karunanayake, L.; de Silva, H.J.; Handunnetti, S. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection with significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation of leptospirosis is known to mimic the clinical profile of other prevalent tropical fevers. Laboratory confirmation ...
  • Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self-harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka 
    Weerasinghe, M.; Jobe, L.; Konradsen, F.; Eddleston, M.; Pearson, M.; Jayamanne, S.; Hawton, K.; Gunnell, D.; Agampodi, S. (Blackwell Publishing, 2023)
    OBJECTIVE: Data from South Asia indicate that for 15%-20% of suicide attempts, pesticides are purchased from shops; otherwise, pesticides are obtained from an individual's house or nearby environment. We aimed to investigate ...
  • Differential effects of diethylcarbamazine, tetracycline and the combination on Brugia pahangi adult females in vitro 
    Gunawardena, N.K.; Fujimaki, Y.; Aoki, Y.; Mishima, N.; Ezaki, T.; Uni, S.; Kimura, E. (Elsevier, 2005)
    Anti-filarial effects of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), tetracycline (TC) and the combination on Brugia pahangi adult females were studied in 7-day cell-free culture, in terms of microfilaria release, parasite motility, MTT ...
  • Differential expression of microRNA, miR-150 and Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) in peripheral blood cells as early prognostic markers of severe forms of dengue 
    Hapugaswatta, H.; Amarasena, P.; Premaratna, R.; Seneviratne, K.N.; Jayathilaka, N. (Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers., 2020)
    BACKGROUND: Dengue presents a wide clinical spectrum. Most patients recover following a self-limiting non-severe clinical course. A small proportion of patient’s progress to severe disease, mostly characterized by plasma ...
  • Differentiation of human male germ cells from Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells 
    Dissanayake, D.M.A.B.; Patel, H.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Korean Society for Reproductive Medicine, 2018)
    OBJECTIVE: Recapitulation of the spermatogenesis process in vitro is a tool for studying the biology of germ cells, and may lead to promising therapeutic strategies in the future. In this study, we attempted to transdifferentiate ...
  • Diffuse-Type Hepatoma: A grave prognostic marker 
    Siriwardana, R.C.; Liyanage, C.A.H.; Gunetilleke, B.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, H.J.; Dassanayake, A.S.; Jayatunga, S.P. (Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Data on diffuse-type hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are rare. HCC in Sri Lanka is rising, and the majority is related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This study was planned to compare nodular- and diffuse-type ...
  • Direct correction of haemoglobin E β-thalassaemia using base editors 
    Badat, M.; Ejaz, A.; Hua, P.; Rice, S.; Zhang, W.; Hentges, L.D.; Fisher, C.A.; Denny, N.; Schwessinger, R.; Yasara, N.; Roy, N.B.A.; Issa, F.; Roy, A.; Telfer, P.; Hughes, J.; Mettananda, S.; Higgs, D.R.; Davies, J.O.J. (Nature Pub. Group, 2023)
    Haemoglobin E (HbE) β-thalassaemia causes approximately 50% of all severe thalassaemia worldwide; equating to around 30,000 births per year. HbE β-thalassaemia is due to a point mutation in codon 26 of the human HBB gene ...
  • Dirofilaria repens: Cloning and Characterization of a Repeated DNA Sequence for the Diagnosis of Dirofilariasis in Dogs, Canis familiaris 
    Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Karunanayake, E.H.; Franzen, L.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Pettersson, U. (Academic Press, 1994)
    A highly repetitive DNA element from the genome of the filarial nematode Dirofilaria repens has been cloned and sequenced. The 176-base pair repeating units are arranged in direct tandem and are clustered in the parasite ...
  • Disability studies in Sri Lanka: priorities for action 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Attanayake, S.; Daskon, L.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Ameratunga, S. (Informa Healthcare, 2014)
    ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To review the published literature relating to disability in Sri Lanka, identify research gaps and inform priorities for action. METHODS: A narrative literature review was undertaken and relevant articles ...
  • Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is it the job, the person, or the culture? 
    Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Serra, C.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Masood Kadir, M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Marziale, M.H.; Sarquis, L.M.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Salazar; Vega, E.J.; Harris, E.C.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Sirk, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A. (Elsevier/North-Holland., 2013)
    To compare the prevalence of disabling low back pain (DLBP) and disabling wrist/hand pain (DWHP) among groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural environments, and to explore explanations ...
  • Disaccharidase activities in jejunal fluid 
    Aramayo, L.A.; de Silva, D.G.H.; Hughes, C.A.; Brown, G.A.; McNeish, A.S. (British Medical Association, 1983)
    Jejunal fluid and mucosal tissue were obtained simultaneously from the same jejunal site in a group of 29 children by a modified biopsy procedure. Lactase, maltase, and sucrase activities were measured in both fluid and ...

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