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  • Defaulter rate and predictors of defaulting of patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment 
    Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Senaratne, W.V.; Perera, G.A.M.H.E.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the defaulter rate and risk factors of defaulting of patients on anti- tuberculosis treatment. METHODS: All consenting patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculosis admitted to a unit at Chest ...
  • Deficiencies in the provision and the barriers in accessing family planning services for women working in Avissawella export processing zone 
    Pathirana, V.P.S.D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Jayaratna, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association., 2019)
    INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Women working in export processing zones (EPZs) are reported to have risky sexual behaviors leading to unwanted pregnancies. The purpose of this study was to describe the deficiencies in the ...
  • Delay in diagnosing female breast cancer 
    Bandara, D.M.S.M.; Ariyarathne, M.H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: The prognosis of breast cancer depends on the stage at which it is diagnosed. In the absence of a National Screening Program, breast self examination (BSE) and increased awareness could reduce the delay in ...
  • Delayed gastric emptying rates and impaired antral motility in children fulfilling ROME III criteria for functional abdominal pain 
    Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Rathnamalala, N.; Samaraweera, S.; Benninga, M.A. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)
    BACKGROUND: Abdominal pain is a common paediatric disorder affecting approximately 10% of children worldwide. The majority of affected children has no identifiable organic cause for their symptoms and considered to have ...
  • Delayed psychological morbidity in victims of snakebite envenoming 
    Williams, S.S.; Wijesinghe, C.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Buckley, N.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVES: We assessed delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and impairment in functioning among snakebite victims. The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims has ...
  • Dengue as-a public health problem in Sri Lanka 
    Hapangama, H.A.D.C.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Premaratna, R.; Manamperi, A.; Gunasena, S.; Abeyewickreme, W. (La Fondation pour l’Université de Lyon, 2009)
    Dengue infection is an important global public health problem and an increasing number of persons from the South Asian region have been directly or indirectly affected by the disease. In Sri Lanka, dengue has become a major ...
  • Dengue fever presenting as acute appendicitis 
    Premaratna, R.; Bailey, M.S.; Fernando, M.J.; Rathnasena, B.G.N.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2007)
    INTRODUCTION: Dengue-fever (DF) is known to present with surgical emergencies, including acute pancreatitis and acalculous cholecystitis. CASE RECORDS: During 2006, 12 patients [5 males, mean age 28(SD 4.6) years] ...
  • Dengue fever with bleeding manifestations in pregnancy: our experience 
    de Silva, B.A.; Palihawadana, T.S.; Fernando, W.S.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2004)
    Dengue fever, a mosquito borne flavivirus infection is endemic in Sri Lanka. An increased number of cases are seen in the recent past. An increase in the number of patients with secondary infection who are prone to develop ...
  • Dengue vector surveillance in a dengue hot-spot in Sri Lanka 
    Sumanadasa, S.D.M.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Perera, D.; Bandara, S.; Mansoor, M.A.; Peris, I.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 2007)
    BACKGROUND: In South Asia, dengue has been declared as one of the most, fast-spreading vector-borne diseases. Therefore, mosquito surveillance is important for early detection of outbreaks along with implementation of ...
  • Density of Aedes aegypti and Aedes Albopictus in some dengue endemic areas 
    Hapugoda, G.P.G.M.D.; de Silva, N.R.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Rajamanthri, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2000)
  • Dental hygiene practices and the pattern of dental caries in preschool children in Ragama 
    Perera, P.; Abeweera, N.; Fernanado, M.; warnakulasuria, T.W.; Ranathunga, N. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2012)
    INTRODUCTION: Dental caries is a common problem among preschool children, but often neglected as deciduas teeth are replaced later by permanent teeth. However, for many reasons, protecting deciduas teeth is very important. ...
  • A descriptive study of 63 patients with rickettsial infections: reasons for delay in the diagnosis 
    Premaratna, R.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Bailey, M.S.; Loftis, A.D.; Dasch, G.A.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: Most patients with rickettsial infections present to hospital as cases of "febrile illness of unknown origin". The delay in diagnosis may result in severe complications. Objectives: To determine reasons for the ...
  • A Descriptive study of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a tertiary care hospital 
    Botheju, W.I.K.; Navaratne, A.C.R.; Somarathne, C.K.; Balasooriya, B.L.P.P.; Wijebandara, R.J.K.S.; Mandawala, M.B.S.N.; Ruwanpathirana, T.; Kasturiratne, K.T.A.A.; Hewawitharana, C.P.; Rathnasena, B.G.N.; Fernando, P.; Wijesinghe, P.S.; Premawardhena, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    OBJECTIVE: The incidence and risk factors for DVT are not well established for the Sri Lankan population. Though believed to be an effective screening tool for DVT, the Well's Clinical score is not widely used in Sri Lankan ...
  • A descriptive study of gastro-intestinal (GI) malignancies of adult Sri Lankans: data from a 2 year survey in a medical unit of a tertiary referral centre 
    Satarasinghe, R.L.; de Silva, A.P.; Abeyratne, P.D. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2005)
    OBJECTIVES: To describe demographics and clinico-endoscpoic features of GI malignancies of adult Sri Lankans, seeking medical advice. DESIGN AND SETTING: Data of 1491 consecutive upper GI and 327 consecutive lower GI ...
  • Descriptive study of maternal deaths in castle street hospital for women; a changing trend 
    Herath, H.M.R.P.; Ellepola, R.K.; Gajanayake, R.S.P.; Wijesundere, A. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2005)
    INTRODUCTION: Deaths from pregnancy complications remain an important public health problem. With the development of the health care system in Sri Lanka maternal mortality rate has come down significantly. Castle Street ...
  • A Descriptive Study on Antibiotic Resistant, Clinically Significant Coliform Species Isolated from the Patients at Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Ragama, Sri Lanka 
    Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Introduction: Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a great therapeutic challenge globally and locally today. The rate of development of AR is far ahead compared to the discovery of a new class of antibiotics, which has not been ...
  • Descriptive study on early antenatal ultrasound scanning 
    Peiris, A.D.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2002)
    INTRODUCTION: Routine ultrasound scan (USS) between 16-22 weeks of gestation renders an opportunity, to provide accurate estimation of gestational age, to diagnose multiple pregnancies, to identify fetal chromosomal and ...
  • Design and development of a web based histopathology reporting system 
    Ediriweera, D.S.; Hettiarachchi, W.G.; Mahendra, B.A.G.G.; Liyanage, S.K.; Ratnayake, R.M.U.S.; Hewavisenthi, S.J.de.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: The current histopathology reporting system in the unit has only basic features including report generation and limited data retrieval. Thus a newer system was required to address the issues faced ...
  • Designing a tool to monitor development of 2-5 year old children by preschool teachers in Sri Lanka: A preliminary report 
    Caldera, A.; Mendis, M.; Muttiah, N.; Wijesinghe, T.M.; Godamunne, P.K.S.; Chathurika, L.K.E.; Jayasena, B.N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Perera, K.M.N.; Tilakarathne, N.; Peiris, M.K.R.R.; Sumanasena, S.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Identifying neurodevelopmental impairments and providing early intervention positively impacts later academic and functional outcomes of children. Globally available child development screening ...
  • Detection of a case of Brugian Filariasis from Anuradhapura, a non-endemic district of Sri Lanka 
    Mallawarachchi, C.H.; Gunaratne, I.E.; Ekanayaka, G.M.G.A.C.; Mallawarachchi, S.M.N.S.M.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Mendis, D.; de Silva, N.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: In 2016, the WHO declared that lymphatic filariasis was no longer a public health problem in Sri Lanka. However low-grade persistence of bancroftian filariasis continues in all three endemic ...

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