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S. Rajapakse

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h-index: 40
Works: 182
Citations: 5,236

Most-cited papers

Fixed Low-Dose Triple Combination Antihypertensive Medication vs Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Mild to Moderate Hypertension in Sri Lanka: A Randomized Clinical Trial
R. Webster, A. Salam, H. A. de Silva, V. Selak +24 more
2018Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)188 citations Open access
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Leptospirosis: clinical aspects.
S. Rajapakse
2022Clinical medicine (London)178 citations Open access
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Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: Comparison between Microscopic Agglutination Test, IgM-ELISA and IgM Rapid Immunochromatography Test
Roshan Niloofa, N. Fernando, N. D. de Silva, L. Karunanayake +8 more
2015PLoS ONE155 citations Open access
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Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
S. Rajapakse, M. Shivanthan, M. Selvarajah
2016International journal of occupational and environmental health148 citations Open access
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Pharmacological management of tetanus: an evidence-based review
C. Rodrigo, D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
2014Critical Care146 citations Open access
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Clinical manifestations of scrub typhus
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, S. Sivayoganathan, S. D. Fernando
2017Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene124 citations
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High dose corticosteroids in severe leptospirosis: a systematic review.
C. Rodrigo, Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, R. Goonaratne, K. Samarasekara +3 more
2014Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene82 citations
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Leukotriene receptor antagonists for chronic urticaria: a systematic review
N. D. de Silva, H. Damayanthi, A. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo +1 more
2014Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology65 citations Open access
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Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria
S. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo, S. D. Fernando
2015Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews64 citations Open access
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Current immunological and molecular tools for leptospirosis: diagnostics, vaccine design, and biomarkers for predicting severity
S. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo, S. Handunnetti, S. D. Fernando
2015Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials57 citations Open access
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Changes in full blood count parameters in leptospirosis: a prospective study
N. D. de Silva, M. Niloofa, N. Fernando, L. Karunanayake +5 more
2014International Archives of Medicine57 citations Open access
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Prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis: a systematic review
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo, N. D. de Silva +1 more
2017Pathogens and Global Health55 citations Open access
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Myocardial infarction following cannabis induced coronary vasospasm
Mudalige Don Vajira Malin Gunawardena, S. Rajapakse, Jagath I. Herath, N. Amarasena
2014BMJ Case Reports53 citations Open access
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Protein Carbonyl as a Biomarker of Oxidative Stress in Severe Leptospirosis, and Its Usefulness in Differentiating Leptospirosis from Dengue Infections
N. Fernando, S. Wickremesinghe, Roshan Niloofa, C. Rodrigo +6 more
2016PLoS ONE52 citations Open access
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Clinical evidence for repurposing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as antiviral agents: a systematic review
C. Rodrigo, S. D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
2020Clinical Microbiology and Infection51 citations Open access
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Prophylactic and therapeutic interventions for bleeding in dengue: a systematic review
S. Rajapakse, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo +1 more
2017Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene47 citations Open access
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Plasma leakage in dengue: a systematic review of prospective observational studies
C. Rodrigo, C. Sigera, D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
2021BMC Infectious Diseases46 citations Open access
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Cardiac involvement in dengue infection.
M. Shivanthan, M. Navinan, G. Constantine, S. Rajapakse
2015Journal of Infection in Developing Countries46 citations Open access
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Control methods for Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti
P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo, S. D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
201744 citations Open access
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Risk prediction for severe disease and better diagnostic accuracy in early dengue infection; the Colombo dengue study
P. C. Sigera, R. Amarasekara, C. Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse +10 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases39 citations Open access
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Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S. Rajapakse, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga, C. Rodrigo +2 more
2019BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine39 citations Open access
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Corticosteroids in the treatment of dengue shock syndrome
S. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo, Sachith Maduranga, A. Rajapakse
2014Infection and Drug Resistance36 citations Open access
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Dengue and post-infection fatigue: findings from a prospective cohort-the Colombo Dengue Study.
P. C. Sigera, S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, N. D. de Silva +4 more
2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene34 citations Open access
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Dengue fever presenting with acute cerebellitis: a case report
Milinda Withana, C. Rodrigo, T. Chang, P. Karunanayake +1 more
2014BMC Research Notes34 citations Open access
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Hump-nosed viper bite: an important but under-recognized cause of systemic envenoming
M. Shivanthan, Jevon M Yudhishdran, R. Navinan, S. Rajapakse
2014Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases33 citations Open access
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Fixed-combination, low-dose, triple-pill antihypertensive medication versus usual care in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension in Sri Lanka: a within-trial and modelled economic evaluation of the TRIUMPH trial.
T. Lung, S. Jan, H. A. de Silva, Rama Krishna Guggilla +14 more
2019Lancet Global Health31 citations Open access
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A Diagnostic Scoring Model for Leptospirosis in Resource Limited Settings
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, Roshan Niloofa, N. Fernando +8 more
2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases31 citations Open access
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Atypical manifestations of leptospirosis.
S. Rajapakse, C. Rodrigo, K. Balaji, S. D. Fernando
2015Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene30 citations
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Incidences and clinical outcomes of acute kidney injury in ICU: a prospective observational study in Sri Lanka
E. Wijewickrama, Gowri M. Ratnayake, Chaminda Wikramaratne, R. Sheriff +1 more
2014BMC Research Notes28 citations Open access
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Why do doctors emigrate from Sri Lanka? A survey of medical undergraduates and new graduates
N. D. de Silva, K. Samarasekara, C. Rodrigo, L. Samarakoon +2 more
2014BMC Research Notes28 citations Open access
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Evaluation of two immunodiagnostic tests for early rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a preliminary study
E. J. Eugene, S. Handunnetti, Shalini A. Wickramasinghe, Thilini Kalugalage +6 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases27 citations Open access
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Clinicopathological correlates of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
M. Selvarajah, P. Weeratunga, S. Sivayoganthan, N. Rathnatunga +1 more
2016Indian Journal of Nephrology25 citations Open access
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Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients
Ramtin Zargari Marandi, Preston Leung, C. Sigera, Daniel D. Murray +5 more
2023PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases23 citations Open access
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Beyond thrombocytopaenia, haemorrhage and shock: the expanded dengue syndrome
S. Rajapakse, M. Wattegama, P. Weeratunga, P. C. Sigera +1 more
2018Pathogens and Global Health23 citations Open access
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Hypocalcemia is associated with disease severity in patients with dengue.
G. Constantine, S. Rajapakse, P. Ranasinghe, Balasundaram Parththipan +2 more
2014Journal of Infection in Developing Countries23 citations Open access
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Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus
T. Adikari, Nasir Riaz, C. Sigera, Preston Leung +15 more
2020Scientific Reports22 citations Open access
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Amphotericin B for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective comparative clinical studies including dose-ranging studies.
C. Rodrigo, Praveen Weeratunga, S. D. Fernando, S. Rajapakse
2017Clinical Microbiology and Infection22 citations Open access
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Magnesium for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review of randomised trials
M. Shivanthan, S. Rajapakse
2014Annals of Thoracic Medicine21 citations Open access
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Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: a prospective study.
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, M. J. Roshan Niloofa, N. Fernando +6 more
2015Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene20 citations
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Rituximab in the treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
C. Rodrigo, S. Rajapakse, L. Gooneratne
2015British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology18 citations Open access
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Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sachith Maduranga, B. M. Valencia, C. Sigera, T. Adikari +6 more
2023Viruses15 citations Open access
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Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults
B. M. Valencia, P. C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga, N. Tedla +4 more
2022Scientific Reports15 citations Open access
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Challenges to malaria surveillance following elimination of indigenous transmission: findings from a hospital-based study in rural Sri Lanka.
S. D. Fernando, Samafilan Ainan, R. Premaratne, C. Rodrigo +2 more
2015International Health15 citations Open access
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Low uptake of Pap smear testing among medical clinic attendees in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.
M. Shivanthan, Komakal Arunakiri, S. Wickramasinghe, R. D. N. Sumanasekera +2 more
2014International Health15 citations
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Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study
C. Sigera, C. Rodrigo, N. D. de Silva, P. Weeratunga +2 more
2021PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates in patients on long term lithium: a comparative study and a meta-analysis of literature
C. Rodrigo, N. D. de Silva, Ravindi Gunaratne, S. Rajapakse +2 more
2014European psychiatry14 citations Open access
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Development of an In-House ELISA as an alternative method for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis.
Roshan Niloofa, L. Karunanayake, H. D. De Silva, S. Premawansa +2 more
2021International Journal of Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Peer assisted learning among Sri Lankan medical undergraduates: a cross sectional study
N. D. de Silva, Balasundaram Parththipan, C. Rodrigo, G. Constantine +2 more
2017BMC Research Notes12 citations Open access
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Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study
P. C. Sigera, P. Weeratunga, Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Nipun Lakshitha De Silva +2 more
2021Tropical medicine & international health11 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence of leptospirosis in an endemic mixed urban and semi-urban setting—A community-based study in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka
S. Rajapakse, P. Weeratunga, K. Balaji, Kyra Charmaine Ramchandani +7 more
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases11 citations Open access
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