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  1. Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in an endemic mixed urban and semi-urban setting—A community-based study in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2020, PLOS

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  2. Two synchronous malignant tumors of the pancreas: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  3. Addition of Propranolol in Resistant Arterial hypertension Treatment (APROPRIATE study): study protocol for a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

    Article • Trials, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  4. Acute kidney injury due to preventable infections and envenomation: experiences from a tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka

    Article • Internal Medicine Journal, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  5. Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  6. Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  7. A Diagnostic Scoring Model for Leptospirosis in Resource Limited Settings

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2016, PLOS

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  8. Protein Carbonyl as a Biomarker of Oxidative Stress in Severe Leptospirosis, and Its Usefulness in Differentiating Leptospirosis from Dengue Infections

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2016, PLOS

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  9. Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: a prospective study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  10. Knowledge seeking behaviours of pre interns and early career doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study

    Article • BMC Research Notes, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  11. Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: a prospective study

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  12. Evaluation of two immunodiagnostic tests for early rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a preliminary study

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  13. Challenges to malaria surveillance following elimination of indigenous transmission: findings from a hospital-based study in rural Sri Lanka

    Article • International Health, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  14. Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: Comparison between Microscopic Agglutination Test, IgM-ELISA and IgM Rapid Immunochromatography Test

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  15. Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  16. Rituximab in the treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

    Article • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  17. Cardiac involvement in dengue infection

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, April 2015, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  18. Atypical manifestations of leptospirosis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  19. The Role of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Follicle Rupture During Ovulation in the Teleost Medaka1

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  20. Thromboprophylaxis: striking a balance between under-treatment and over-treatment

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  21. Current immunological and molecular tools for leptospirosis: diagnostics, vaccine design, and biomarkers for predicting severity

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  22. Diagnosing and predicting outcome in leptospirosis: the need for clinically relevant basic sciences research

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, December 2014, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  23. Characterization and Expression of Trypsinogen and Trypsin in Medaka Testis

    Article • ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, December 2014, Zoological Society of Japan

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  24. Why do doctors emigrate from Sri Lanka? A survey of medical undergraduates and new graduates

    Article • BMC Research Notes, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  25. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome presenting with acanthocytosis and splenic and retroperitoneal lymphangioma: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  26. Myocardial infarction following cannabis induced coronary vasospasm

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, November 2014, BMJ

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  27. High dose corticosteroids in severe leptospirosis: a systematic review

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  28. Hypocalcemia is associated with disease severity in patients with dengue

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, September 2014, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  29. Educating the security forces, a high risk group in malaria elimination efforts: an example from Sri Lanka

    Article • International Health, July 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  30. Patient satisfaction and uptake of private-sector run malaria diagnosis clinics in a post-conflict district in Sri Lanka

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  31. Incidences and clinical outcomes of acute kidney injury in ICU: a prospective observational study in Sri Lanka

    Article • BMC Research Notes, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  32. Leukotriene receptor antagonists for chronic urticaria: a systematic review

    Article • Allergy Asthma & Clinical Immunology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  33. Corticosteroids in the treatment of dengue shock syndrome

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Sachith Maduranga, Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  34. Low uptake of Pap smear testing among medical clinic attendees in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Health, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  35. Cerebral infarction 3 weeks after intravenous immunoglobulin for Miller Fisher syndrome: a case report

    Article • Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  36. Dengue fever presenting with acute cerebellitis: a case report

    Article • BMC Research Notes, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  37. Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates in patients on long term lithium: a comparative study and a meta-analysis of literature

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Varuni de Silva, Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  38. Dengue and Calcium

    Article • International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  39. Magnesium for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review of randomised trials

    Article • Annals of Thoracic Medicine, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  40. Changes in full blood count parameters in leptospirosis: a prospective study

    Article • International Archives of Medicine, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  41. Hump-nosed viper bite: an important but under-recognized cause of systemic envenoming

    Article • Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  42. Pharmacological management of tetanus: an evidence-based review

    Article • Critical Care, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  43. Awareness of breast cancer among adolescent girls in Colombo, Sri Lanka: a school based study

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  44. Allied health in-reach in the emergency department: does it reduce length of stay?

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, July 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  45. Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic manifestations of cardiac involvement in leptospirosis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  46. Antibiotics for human toxoplasmosis: a systematic review of randomized trials

    Article • Pathogens and Global Health, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  47. Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  48. Kidney disease in the elderly: A Sri Lankan perspective

    Article • Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, January 2013, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  49. A prospective cohort study on the role of nonspecialist staff in preventing relapses and improving clinic attendance of patients with schizophrenia

    Article • Indian Journal of Psychiatry, January 2013, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  50. Caregiver strain and symptoms of depression among principal caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  51. Acute coronary events during alcohol withdrawal

    Article • Addiction, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  52. Knowledge, attitudes and practices relevant to malaria elimination amongst resettled populations in a post-conflict district of northern Sri Lanka

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  53. A meta-analysis of magnesium for tetanus

    Article • Anaesthesia, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  54. Isolated hypomagnesemia in a patient treated with capecitabine

    Article • Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  55. Cardiac involvement in leptospirosis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  56. Problematic internet behaviours among university students in Sri Lanka

    Article • Asian Journal of Psychiatry, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  57. Parallel Researching with Online Collaboration (PROC), a new cost effective model for multicentre multinational research

    Article • Biodiscovery, August 2012, Pensoft Publishers

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  58. Treatment of dengue fever

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  59. Scrub typhus: pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and prognosis

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, April 2012, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  60. Serum nitrite levels in Sri Lankan patients with leptospirosis

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, January 2012, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  61. Studying current status of intensive care services in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, January 2012, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  62. Addressing the relationship between cardiac hypertrophy and ischaemic stroke: an observational study

    Article • International Archives of Medicine, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  63. Primaquine in vivax malaria: an update and review on management issues

    Article • Malaria Journal, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  64. Work related complaints of neck, shoulder and arm among computer office workers: a cross-sectional evaluation of prevalence and risk factors in a developing country

    Article • Environmental Health, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  65. The cost-effectiveness of supportive periodontal care: a global perspective

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, May 2011, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  66. Hypokalemic paralysis associated with cystic disease of the kidney: case report

    Article • BMC Nephrology, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  67. Work-related complaints of arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in an Asian country: prevalence and validation of a risk-factor questionnaire

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  68. Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, April 2011, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  69. Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and prostaglandin receptor EP4b mRNA in the ovary of the medaka fish, Oryzias latipes: Possible involvement in ovulation

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  70. Characteristics and management patterns of patients admitted with fever and thrombocytopenia to an acute general medical unit in Sri Lanka

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  71. Current Evidence on the Use of Antifilarial Agents in the Management of bancroftian Filariasis

    Article • Journal of Tropical Medicine, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  72. Dengue shock

    Article • Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  73. Drug treatment of scrub typhus

    Article • Tropical Doctor, January 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  74. Final-year medical students′ perceptions regarding the curriculum in public health

    Article • Indian Journal of Community Medicine, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  75. Hypothyroidism causing paralytic ileus and acute kidney injury - case report

    Article • Thyroid Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  76. Improving diagnosis of Trichomonas Vaginalis infection in resource limited health care settings in Sri Lanka

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, January 2011, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  77. Is Investigating for Carotid Artery Disease Warranted in Non-Cortical Lacunar Infarction?

    Article • Stroke, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  78. The 'hidden' burden of malaria: cognitive impairment following infection

    Article • Malaria Journal, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  79. Venlafaxine-Associated Serotonin Syndrome Causing Severe Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure in a Patient With Idiopathic Parkinson Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  80. A retrospective analysis of cannabis use in a cohort of mentally ill patients in Sri Lanka and its implications on policy development

    Article • Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  81. The 'antisocial' person: an insight in to biology, classification and current evidence on treatment

    Article • Annals of General Psychiatry, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  82. Management of acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary care general medical unit in Sri Lanka: how closely do we follow the guidelines?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, June 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  83. Symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescent students; a perspective from Sri Lanka

    Article • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  84. HIV, poverty and women

    Article • International Health, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  85. Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  86. An audit on the care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  87. Cognitive impairment and symptoms of depression among geriatric patients in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka

    Article • Indian Journal of Psychiatry, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  88. Developing a clinically relevant classification to predict mortality in severe leptospirosis

    Article • Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  89. Corticosteroid therapy in dengue infection- opinions of junior doctors

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  90. Looking at complicating non-biological issues in women with HIV

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, January 2010, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  91. A kidney transplant patient on cyclosporine therapy presenting with dural venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

    Article • Cases Journal, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  92. Age bias in clinical trials in sepsis: How relevant are guidelines to older people?

    Article • Journal of Critical Care, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  93. Intravenous immunoglobulins in the treatment of dengue illness

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  94. Editorial for the Inaugural Issue

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care, August 2009, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  95. Management of Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care, August 2009, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  96. Patient alert and decision support system

    Article • July 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  97. Cannabis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Clinical Studies

    Article • Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, July 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  98. Management of yellow oleander poisoning

    Article • Clinical Toxicology, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  99. Corticosteroids in the treatment of dengue illness

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  100. e-Learning in medical education: Guide supplement 32.6 – Practical application

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  101. Current status of HIV/AIDS in South Asia

    Article • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, January 2009, Medknow

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  102. AGE BIAS IN CLINICAL TRIALS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE TREATMENT

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  103. Deaths due to absence of an affordable antitoxin for plant poisoning

    Article • The Lancet, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  104. Anti-digoxin Fab fragments in cardiotoxicity induced by ingestion of yellow oleander: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse

  105. Acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning: cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside concentrations on presentation to hospital

    Article • Heart, March 2000, BMJ

    Professor Senaka Rajapakse