Manuscripts

Kurukulasooriya, M.R.P., Tillekeratne, L.G., Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B., Bodinayake, C.K., Dilshan, U.H.B.Y., De Silva, A.D., Nicholson, B.P., Østbye, T., Woods, C.W. and Nagahawatte, A.D.S., 2024. Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in livestock farmers, livestock, and livestock products in southern Sri Lanka: A one health approach. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 126, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105693

Meredith, H.R., Kularatna, S., Nagaro, K., Nagahawatte, A., Bodinayake, C., Kurukulasooriya, R., Wijesingha, N., Harden, L.B., Piyasiri, B., Hammouda, A. and Wiegmann, B.M., 2021. Colonization with multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among infants: an observational study in southern Sri Lanka. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 10, pp.1-12. DOI: 1186/s13756-021-00938-3

Rolfe, R., Kwobah, C., Muro, F., Ruwanpathirana, A., Lyamuya, F., Bodinayake, C., Nagahawatte, A., Piyasiri, B., Sheng, T., Bollinger, J. and Zhang, C., 2021. Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in three low-and middle-income country tertiary care settings: findings from a multi-site qualitative study. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 10, pp.1-11. DOI: 10.1186/s13756-021-00929-4

Zhang, H.L., Bodinayake, C., Wijayaratne, G.B., Jayatissa, P., Piyasiri, D.B., Kurukulasooriya, R., Sheng, T., Nagahawatte, A., Woods, C. and Tillekeratne, L.G., 2021. Point-prevalence survey of outpatient antibiotic prescription at a tertiary medical center in Sri Lanka: opportunities to improve prescribing practices for respiratory illnesses. BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, pp.1-7. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-05804-6

Kurukulasooriya, M.R.P., Tillekeratne, L.G., Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B., Bodinayake, C.K., De Silva, A.D., Nicholson, B.P., Ostbye, T., Woods, C.W. and Nagahawatte, A.D.S., 2018. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: prevalence of and risk factors associated with colonization of patients on admission to the Teaching hospital, Karapitiya. Journal of the University of Ruhuna, 6(2). DOI: 10.4038/jur.v6i2.7878

Sheng, T., Wijayaratne, G.B., Dabrera, T.M., Drew, R.J., Nagahawatte, A., Bodinayake, C.K., Kurukulasooriya, R., Østbye, T., Nagaro, K.J., De Silva, C. and Ranawakaarachchi, H., 2019. Point-prevalence study of antimicrobial use in public hospitals in southern Sri Lanka identifies opportunities for improving prescribing practices. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 40(2), pp.224-227. DOI: 1017/ice.2018.321

Tillekeratne, L.G., Vidanagama, D., Tippalagama, R., Lewkebandara, R., Joyce, M., Nicholson, B.P., Nagahawatte, A., Bodinayake, C.K., De Silva, A.D. and Woods, C.W., 2016. Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae as a common cause of urinary tract infections in Sri Lanka. Infection & chemotherapy, 48(3), pp.160-165. DOI: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.3.160