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S. Kularatne

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h-index: 26
Works: 55
Citations: 2,398

Most-cited papers

Dengue infection: Global importance, immunopathology and management.
S. Kularatne, Chamara Dalugama
2022Clinical medicine (London)269 citations Open access
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Common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bite in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a prospective clinical study, 1996–98
S. Kularatne
2002Postgraduate medical journal208 citations Open access
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Does Carica papaya leaf-extract increase the platelet count? An experimental study in a murine model.
S. Dharmarathna, S. Wickramasinghe, R. Waduge, R. Rajapakse +1 more
2013Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine148 citations Open access
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Epidemiology and clinical picture of the Russell's viper (Daboia russelii russelii) bite in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a prospective study of 336 patients.
S. Kularatne
2003Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health136 citations
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Frequent and potentially fatal envenoming by hump-nosed pit vipers (Hypnale hypnale and H. nepa) in Sri Lanka: lack of effective antivenom.
C. Ariaratnam, V. Thuraisingam, S. Kularatne, M. Sheriff +3 more
2008Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene125 citations
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Epidemiology, clinical features, laboratory investigations and early diagnosis of dengue fever in adults: a descriptive study in Sri Lanka.
S. Kularatne, I. Gawarammana, P. Kumarasiri
2005Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health113 citations
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Cardiac complications of a dengue fever outbreak in Sri Lanka, 2005.
S. Kularatne, M. M. K. Pathirage, P. Kumarasiri, S. Gunasena +1 more
2007Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene102 citations
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Epidemiology, clinical profile and management issues of cobra (Naja naja) bites in Sri Lanka: first authenticated case series.
S. Kularatne, B. Budagoda, I. Gawarammana, W. Kularatne
2009Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene93 citations
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Dengue fever
S. Kularatne
2015British medical journal89 citations
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Concurrent outbreaks of Chikungunya and Dengue fever in Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2006–07: a comparative analysis of clinical and laboratory features
S. Kularatne, M. C. Gihan, S. Weerasinghe, S. Gunasena
2009Postgraduate medical journal82 citations
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Revisiting Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bite in Sri Lanka: Is Abdominal Pain an Early Feature of Systemic Envenoming?
S. Kularatne, Anjana Silva, K. Weerakoon, K. Maduwage +3 more
2014PLoS ONE63 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Carrier Status of Leptospirosis in Smallholder Dairy Cattle and Peridomestic Rodents in Kandy, Sri Lanka
C. Gamage, N. Koizumi, M. Muto, C. Nwafor-Okoli +8 more
2011Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases61 citations Open access
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Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Long-Term Outcomes of a Major Outbreak of Chikungunya in a Hamlet in Sri Lanka, in 2007: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
S. Kularatne, S. Weerasinghe, Champika Gihan, S. Wickramasinghe +3 more
2012Journal of Tropical Medicine53 citations Open access
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Cardiac involvement in dengue virus infections during the 2004/2005 dengue fever season in Sri Lanka.
D. Wichmann, S. Kularatne, S. Ehrhardt, S. Wijesinghe +3 more
2009Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health53 citations
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High efficacy of bolus methylprednisolone in severe leptospirosis: a descriptive study in Sri Lanka
S. Kularatne, B. Budagoda, V. K. D. de Alwis, W. M. R. Sujantha Wickramasinghe +9 more
2010Postgraduate medical journal51 citations
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Serological evidence of Thailand virus-related hantavirus infection among suspected leptospirosis patients in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
C. Gamage, Shumpei P. Yasuda, Sanae Nishio, S. Kularatne +8 more
2011Japanese journal of infectious diseases (Print)49 citations Open access
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Revisiting saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) bites in the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka: distribution, epidemiology and clinical manifestations.
S. Kularatne, S. Sivansuthan, S. Medagedara, K. Maduwage +1 more
2011Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene47 citations
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Survey on the management of dengue infection in Sri Lanka: opinions of physicians and pediatricians.
S. Kularatne
2005Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health45 citations
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Efficacy of low dose dexamethasone in severe thrombocytopenia caused by dengue fever: a placebo controlled study
S. Kularatne, C. Walathara, S. I. Mahindawansa, S. Wijesinghe +3 more
2009Postgraduate medical journal44 citations
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Venomous snake bites, scorpions, and spiders.
S. Kularatne, N. Senanayake
2014Handbook of Clinical Neurology42 citations
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A Pan-Dengue Virus Reverse Transcription-Insulated Isothermal PCR Assay Intended for Point-of-Need Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection by Use of the POCKIT Nucleic Acid Analyzer
Y. Go, R. P. V. Jayanthe Rajapakse, S. Kularatne, P. Lee +8 more
2016Journal of Clinical Microbiology37 citations Open access
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Serological and genetic analysis of leptospirosis in patients with acute febrile illness in kandy, sri lanka.
N. Koizumi, C. Gamage, M. Muto, S. Kularatne +4 more
2009Japanese journal of infectious diseases (Print)35 citations
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Validity of the Weil-Felix test in the diagnosis of acute rickettsial infections in Sri Lanka.
S. Kularatne, I. Gawarammana
2009Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene34 citations
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A case series of dengue fever with altered consciousness and electroencephalogram changes in Sri Lanka.
S. Kularatne, M. Pathirage, S. Gunasena
2008Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene33 citations
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Intra-aural tick bite causing unilateral facial nerve palsy in 29 cases over 16 years in Kandy, Sri Lanka: is rickettsial aetiology possible?
S. Kularatne, Ranjan L. Fernando, Sinnadurai Selvaratnam, Chandrasiri Narampanawa +6 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases32 citations Open access
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12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
D. Jayasundara, I. Senavirathna, J. Warnasekara, C. Gamage +7 more
2020medRxiv28 citations Open access
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Synopsis of Findings from Recent Studies on Dengue in Sri Lanka
S. Kularatne, S. Fernando, S. Lanka, L. Ridgeway
200626 citations
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Parallels between Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) bites in the central hills of Sri Lanka amidst the heavy burden of unidentified snake bites.
K. Kularatne, Sudhara Budagoda, K. Maduwage, Kamal Naser +2 more
2011Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine25 citations Open access
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Cutaneous Manifestations of Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections in the Central Province of Sri Lanka: A Descriptive Study
K. Weerakoon, S. Kularatne, J. Rajapakse, S. Adikari +1 more
2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases24 citations Open access
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Heart and liver are infected in fatal cases of dengue: three PCR based case studies
S. Kularatne, M. Rajapakse, U. Ralapanawa, R. Waduge +2 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases23 citations Open access
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Clinico-epidemiology of stings and envenoming of Hottentotta tamulus (Scorpiones: Buthidae), the Indian red scorpion from Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
S. Kularatne, Nandana P. Dinamithra, S. Sivansuthan, K. Weerakoon +3 more
2015Toxicon21 citations
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Pattern of animal bites and post exposure prophylaxis in rabies: A five year study in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka
S. Kularatne, D. M. P. U. K. Ralapanawa, K. Weerakoon, Usha Kumari Bokalamulla +1 more
2015BMC Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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No evidence of chikungunya virus and antibodies shortly before the outbreak on Sri Lanka
M. Panning, D. Wichmann, Klaus Grywna, A. Annan +3 more
2009Medical Microbiology and Immmunology17 citations Open access
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Clinico-epidemiology of arthropod stings and bites in primary hospitals of North Western province of Sri Lanka
S. Kularatne, Seyed Shahmy, S. Rathnayake, A. Dawson
2018Clinical toxicology16 citations
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A prospective cohort study of the effectiveness of the primary hospital management of all snakebites in Kurunegala district of Sri Lanka
Seyed Shahmy, S. Kularatne, S. Rathnayake, A. Dawson
2017PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases16 citations Open access
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Hematological and plasma biochemical parameters in a wild population of Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758) in Sri Lanka
D. Dissanayake, Lasanthika D. Thewarage, Rathnayake M. P. Manel Rathnayake, S. Kularatne +2 more
2017Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases15 citations Open access
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The effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy vs transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the management of upper limb spasticity in chronic-post stroke hemiplegia–A randomized controlled trial
Iresha Dilhari Senarath, Randika Dinesh Thalwathte, M. Pathirage, S. Kularatne
2023PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study
S. Agampodi, J. Warnasekara, D. Jayasundara, Indika Senawirathna +5 more
2019BMJ Open14 citations Open access
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Spotted fever rickettsioses causing myocarditis and ARDS: a case from Sri Lanka
H. M. M. Herath, J. Jayasundara, S. D. N. Senadhira, S. Kularatne +1 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Efficacy of intravenous hydrocortisone administered 2-4 h prior to antivenom as prophylaxis against adverse drug reactions to snake antivenom in Sri Lanka: An open labelled randomized controlled trial.
S. Kularatne, K. Weerakoon, Anjana Silva, K. Maduwage +6 more
2016Toxicon11 citations
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A case of delayed neurological manifestation following carbon monoxide poisoning in Sri Lanka: epidemiology of exposure and literature review
P. Kumarihamy, S. Kularatne, M. Pathirage, W M S N Gunaratne +1 more
2019BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology10 citations Open access
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First report on Hottentotta tamulus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Sri Lanka, and its medical importance.
Kithsiri B. Ranawana, Nandana P. Dinamithra, S. Sivansuthan, Ironie I. Nagasena +2 more
201310 citations Open access
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Severe leptospirosis complicated with multiorgan dysfunction successfully managed with plasma exchange: a case report
M. D. S. V. Kularathna, S. Kularatne, M. Pathirage, Pala Thanthirige Madhushi Anuradha Nanayakkara
2021Journal of Medical Case Reports9 citations Open access
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Revisiting clinico-epidemiological pattern of human rickettsial infections in the central region of Sri Lanka: a hospital based descriptive study
K. Weerakoon, S. Kularatne, J. Rajapakse, S. Adikari +1 more
2017BMC Research Notes9 citations Open access
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Compliance with national snakebite treatment guidelines in rural Sri Lankan hospitals: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a brief educational intervention
Seyed Shahmy, S. Kularatne, I. Gawarammana, S. Rathnayake +1 more
2023BMC Medical Education8 citations Open access
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Correction: 12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
D. Jayasundara, I. Senavirathna, J. Warnasekara, C. Gamage +7 more
2021PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases8 citations Open access
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An outbreak of fatal pneumonitis caused by contamination of illicit alcohol with paraquat
A. Beligaswatte, S. Kularatne, Asoka B Seneviratne, M. S. Padmini Wijenayake +2 more
2008Clinical toxicology7 citations Open access
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Melioidosis after a long silence in Sri Lanka: an environmental hazard and dilemma in diagnosis, with recovery and longitudinal follow-up for 13 years: a case report
M. Pathirage, S. Kularatne, K. Weerakoon
2020Journal of Medical Case Reports6 citations Open access
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Leptospira infection at the University of Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka: clinical and laboratory investigations.
C. Nwafor-Okoli, N. Koizumi, S. Kularatne, J. Rajapakse +7 more
2012Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health4 citations
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Description of the Histological Features in Wounds of Snake Bite Aetiology
D. A. Dissanayake, C. Sosai, Mawathagama Gedara Lional Weerawardane, Jayavickrama Withanage Sriya Priyadharshanie +2 more
20173 citations Open access
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