Dr Chaturaka Rodrigo

Senior Lecturer

MBBS MRCP(UK) MD PhD FHEA FRCP

Medicine & Health

School of Biomedical Sciences

As a Senior Lecturer in Pathology at UNSW, I am an educator and a researcher focussing on neglected tropical diseases and emerging viral infections.

I am the chairperson of Human Research Ethics Committee (C) of UNSW, and a member of the higher degree research review panel at Kirby Institute. I am also the Secretary of the Australian Centre for Hepatitis Virology. My other administrative roles include being an editorial board member or an associate editor for BMC Infectious Diseases (formerly), Cochrane Clinical Answers, Systematic Reviews, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and Frontiers in Education, and a Cochrane author affiliated to the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group. I am a clinician trained in Internal Medicine and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom. As an educator, I am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy of United Kingdom and my teaching portfolio can be accessed .

My research program is affiliated to the Viral Immunology Systems Program of Kirby Institute and supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Current projects focus on emerging viral (Dengue, Zika, Hepatitis C, SARS-nCoV-2), and other tropical infections (Q fever and Rickettsial infections, leptospirosis, malaria). Our work extends from basic laboratory research to clinical research and translation, and evidence synthesis to improve the diagnosis and treatment of tropical infections.

Phone

+61 (2) 9065 2186

E-mail

c.rodrigo@unsw.edu.au

Location

Room 422, Level 4, Wallace Wurth Building, UNSW Medicine

Journal articles | 2024

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Brasher NA; Kim HN; Lord M; Agapiou D; Maher L; Rodrigo C; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Tedla N, 2024, 'Characterization of antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis in patients infected with hepatitis C virus with different clinical outcomes', Journal of Medical Virology, 96,

Journal articles | 2024

Gervais A; Bastard P; Bizien L; Delifer C; Tiberghien P; Rodrigo C; Trespidi F; Angelini M; Rossini G; Lazzarotto T; Conti F; Cassaniti I; Baldanti F; Rovida F; Ferrari A; Mileto D; Mancon A; Abel L; Puel A; Cobat A; Rice CM; Cadar D; Schmidt-Chanasit J; Scheid JF; Lemieux JE; Rosenberg ES; Agudelo M; Tangye SG; Borghesi A; Durand GA; Duburcq-Gury E; Valencia BM; Lloyd AR; Nagy A; MacDonald MM; Simonin Y; Zhang S-Y; Casanova J-L, 2024, 'Auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs in patients with severe Powassan, Usutu, or Ross River virus disease.', J Exp Med, 221,

Journal articles | 2024

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Senanayake S; Rodrigo C; Senanayake B, 2024, 'Impulse control disorders and other non-motor symptoms in Sri Lankan patients with Parkinson's disease', PloS one, 19, pp. e0312342,

Journal articles | 2024

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Li X; Moallemi S; Rodrigo C, 2024, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative clinical studies on antibiotic treatment of brucellosis', Scientific Reports, 14,

Journal articles | 2024

Rodrigo C; Walker G; Sevendal ATK; Nguyen C; Stelzer-Braid S; Rawlinson W; Graves S; Gidding HF; Stenos J; Lloyd AR, 2024, 'Acute Q fever in patients with an influenza-like illness in regional New South Wales, Australia', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18,

Journal articles | 2023

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Rodrigo C, 2023, 'Estimation of body weight using anthropometric parameters in Sri Lankan hospitalized adult patients', PLoS ONE, 18, pp. e0290895,

Journal articles | 2023

Maduranga S; Valencia BM; Sigera C; Adikari T; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Rodrigo C; Wijethunga Arachchige S; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2023, 'Genomic Surveillance of Recent Dengue Outbreaks in Colombo, Sri Lanka', Viruses, 15, pp. 1408,

Journal articles | 2023

Moallemi S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2023, 'Early biomarkers for prediction of severe manifestations of dengue fever: a systematic review and a meta-analysis', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 17485,

Journal articles | 2023

Zargari Marandi R; Leung P; Sigera C; Murray DD; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Macpherson CR, 2023, 'Development of a machine learning model for early prediction of plasma leakage in suspected dengue patients', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, pp. e0010758,

Journal articles | 2022

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Pandzic E; Brasher NA; Fernando BSM; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Kim HN; Lord M; Popovic G; Rawlinson W; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson SC; Grubor-Bauk B; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Tedla N; Kaldor J; Dore G; Sorrell T; Bartlett A; Lemberg D; Di Girolamo N; Byrne M; Hammoud M; Sultan R; Konecny P; Matthews G; Shek D; Holdaway S; Mitsa-Kos K; How-Chow D; Lagunday R; Robinson S; Terrill L; Joshi N; Li Y; Gill S; Sevehon A, 2022, 'Longitudinal Characterization of Phagocytic and Neutralization Functions of Anti-Spike Antibodies in Plasma of Patients after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection', Journal of Immunology, 209, pp. 1499 - 1512,

Journal articles | 2022

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson SC; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer DE; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, 2022, 'Maintenance of broad neutralizing antibodies and memory B cells 1 year post-infection is predicted by SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell responses', Cell Reports, 38, pp. 110345,

Journal articles | 2022

Howe AYM; Rodrigo C; Cunningham EB; Douglas MW; Dietz J; Grebely J; Popping S; Sfalcin JA; Parczewski M; Sarrazin C; de Salazar A; Fuentes A; Sayan M; Quer J; Kjellin M; Kileng H; Mor O; Lennerstrand J; Fourati S; Di Maio VC; Chulanov V; Pawlotsky JM; Harrigan PR; Ceccherini-Silberstein F; Garcia F; Martinello M; Matthews G; Fernando FF; Esteban JI; Müllhaupt B; Wiesch JSZ; Buggisch P; Neumann-Haefelin C; Berg T; Berg CP; Schattenberg JM; Moreno C; Stauber R; Lloyd A; Dore G; Applegate T; Ignacio J; Garcia-Cehic D; Gregori J; Rodriguez-Frias F; Rando A; Gozlan Y; Angelico M; Andreoni M; Babudieri S; Bertoli A; Cento V; Coppola N; Craxì A; Paolucci S; Parruti G; Pasquazzi C; Perno CF; Teti E; Vironet C; Lannergård A; Duberg AS; Aleman S; Gutteberg T; Soulier A; Gourgeon A; Chevaliez S; Pol S; Carrat F; Salmon D; Kaiser R; Knopes E; Gomes P; de Kneght R; Rijnders B; Poljak M; Lunar M; Usubillaga R; Seguin_Devaux C; Tay E; Wilson C; Wang DS; George J; Kok J; Pérez AB; Chueca N; García-Deltoro M; Martínez-Sapiña AM; Lara-Pérez MM; García-Bujalance S; Aldámiz-Echevarría T; Vera-Méndez FJ; Pineda JA; Casado M; Pascasio JM; Salmerón J; Alados-Arboledas JC; Poyato A; Téllez F; Rivero-Juárez A, 2022, 'Characteristics of hepatitis C virus resistance in an international cohort after a decade of direct-acting antivirals', JHEP Reports, 4, pp. 100462,

Journal articles | 2022

Marandi RZ; Leung P; Sigera C; Murray DD; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; MacPherson C, 2022, '1162. A data-driven approach to predict plasma leakage using explainable machine learning', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. ofac492.999,

Journal articles | 2022

Riaz N; Leung P; Bull RA; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2022, 'Evolution of within-host variants of the hepatitis C virus', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 99, pp. 105242,

Journal articles | 2022

Rodrigo C; Herath T; Wickramarachchi U; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2022, 'Treatment of chikungunya-Associated joint pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 889 - 899,

Journal articles | 2022

Rodrigo C; Herbert C; Saunders D; Thomas S; Polly P, 2022, 'Influence of COVID-19 restrictions on student satisfaction with undergraduate pathology teaching in an Australian University', Frontiers in Education, 7, pp. 1014906,

Journal articles | 2022

Valencia BM; Sigera PC; Weeratunga P; Tedla N; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2022, 'Effect of prior Zika and dengue virus exposure on the severity of a subsequent dengue infection in adults', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 17225,

Journal articles | 2021

Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Hammoud M; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher NA; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnet D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Fichter C; Brilot F; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson SC; Tea F; Pilli D; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Burnett D, 2021, 'Long-term persistence of RBD⁺ memory B cells encoding neutralizing antibodies in SARS-CoV-2 infection', Cell Reports Medicine, 2, pp. 100228,

Journal articles | 2021

Adhikari A; Eltahla A; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Bull RA; Tedla N, 2021, 'Optimisation and validation of a new method for antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis in hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Immunological Methods, 495,

Journal articles | 2021

Fernando SD; Ranaweera D; Weerasena MS; Booso R; Wickramasekara T; Madurapperuma CP; Danansuriya M; Rodrigo C; Herath H, 2021, 'Success of malaria chemoprophylaxis for outbound civil and military travellers in prevention of reintroduction of malaria in Sri Lanka', International Health, 12, pp. 332 - 338,

Journal articles | 2021

Herath HMMTB; Rodrigo C; Alahakoon AMBD; Ambawatte SB; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Fernando A, 2021, 'Outcomes of stroke patients undergoing thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an observational prospective study from a low-middle income country', BMC Neurology, 21, pp. 434,

Journal articles | 2021

Herath HMMTB; Wijayawardhana KWSM; Wickramarachchi UI; Rodrigo C, 2021, 'Attitudes on euthanasia among medical students and doctors in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study', BMC Medical Ethics, 22, pp. 162,

Journal articles | 2021

Howe AYM; Ceccherini-Silberstein F; Dietz J; Popping S; Grebely J; Rodrigo C; Lennerstrand J; Douglas MW; Parczewsk M; Harrigan PR; Pawlotsky JM; Garcia F, 2021, 'SHARED: An international collaboration to unravel hepatitis C resistance', Viruses, 13, pp. 1580,

Journal articles | 2021

Riaz N; Leung P; Barton K; Smith MA; Carswell S; Bull R; Lloyd AR; Rodrigo C, 2021, 'Adaptation of Oxford Nanopore technology for hepatitis C whole genome sequencing and identification of within-host viral variants', BMC Genomics, 22, pp. 148,

Journal articles | 2021

Rodrigo C; Sigera C; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Plasma leakage in dengue: a systematic review of prospective observational studies', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 1082,

Journal articles | 2021

Sigera C; Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Weeratunga P; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Direct costs of managing in-ward dengue patients in Sri Lanka: A prospective study', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0258388,

Journal articles | 2021

Sigera PC; Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; De Silva NL; Gomes L; Malavige GN; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2021, 'Dengue and post-infection fatigue: Findings from a prospective cohort-the Colombo Dengue Study', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115, pp. 669 - 676,

Journal articles | 2021

Sigera PC; Weeratunga P; Deepika Fernando S; Lakshitha De Silva N; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 26, pp. 993 - 1001,

Journal articles | 2021

Tu T; Rodrigo C; Strasser SI; Scott Bowden D; Maclachlan JH; Drummer HE, 2021, 'The inaugural australian centre for hepatitis virology public panel discussion on viral hepatitis research—lessons in scientific community outreach', Viruses, 13, pp. 1838,

Journal articles | 2021

Valencia BM; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Li H; Pedergnana V; Rodrigo C; Lloyd AR; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2021, 'The severity of the pathogen-induced acute sickness response is affected by polymorphisms in genes of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 93, pp. 186 - 193,

Journal articles | 2020

Adikari TN; Riaz N; Sigera C; Leung P; Valencia BM; Barton K; Smith MA; Bull RA; Li H; Luciani F; Weeratunga P; Thein TL; Lim VWX; Leo YS; Rajapakse S; Fink K; Lloyd AR; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2020, 'Single molecule, near full-length genome sequencing of dengue virus', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 18196,

Journal articles | 2020

Brasher NA; Eltahla AA; Underwood A; Boo I; Rizzetto S; Walker MR; Rodrigo C; Luciani F; Maher L; Drummer HE; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2020, 'B cell immunodominance in primary hepatitis C virus infection', Journal of Hepatology, 72, pp. 670 - 679,

Journal articles | 2020

Helbig KJ; Bull RA; Ambrose R; Beard MR; Blanchard H; Böcking T; Chua B; Colmant AMG; Crosse KM; Purcell DFJ; Fraser J; Hayward JA; Hamilton ST; Husain M; MacDiarmid R; MacKenzie JM; Moseley GW; Nguyen THO; Quiñones-Mateu ME; Robinson K; Rodrigo C; Rodriguez-Andres J; Rudd PA; Werno A; White P; Young P; Speck P; Hibma M; Drummer HE; Tachedjian G, 2020, 'Tenth scientific biennial meeting of the australasian virology society - AVS10 2019', Viruses, 12,

Journal articles | 2020

Nega J; Taye S; Million Y; Rodrigo C; Eshetie S, 2020, 'Antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors among HIV patients on first-line antiretroviral treatment in Sekota, northeast Ethiopia', AIDS Research and Therapy, 17, pp. 39,

Journal articles | 2020

Rodrigo C; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2020, 'Clinical evidence for repurposing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as antiviral agents: a systematic review', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26, pp. 979 - 987,

Journal articles | 2020

Rodrigo C; Gnanathasan A, 2020, 'Adjunct treatment in snakebite envenoming: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 114, pp. 847 - 857,

Journal articles | 2020

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2020, 'Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020, pp. cd010458,

Journal articles | 2020

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando SD, 2020, 'Compliance with primary malaria chemoprophylaxis: Is weekly prophylaxis better than daily prophylaxis?', Patient Preference and Adherence, 14, pp. 2215 - 2223,

Journal articles | 2020

Tissera HA; Jayamanne BDW; Raut R; Janaki SMD; Tozan Y; Samaraweera PC; Liyanage P; Ghouse A; Rodrigo C; de Silva AM; Fernando SD, 2020, 'Severe dengue epidemic, Sri Lanka, 2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26, pp. 682 - 691,

Journal articles | 2019

Abayasingam A; Leung P; Eltahla A; Bull RA; Luciani F; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Cox AL; Kim AY; Schinkel J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Lloyd A; Rodrigo C, 2019, 'Genomic characterization of hepatitis C virus transmitted founder variants with deep sequencing', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 71, pp. 36 - 41,

Journal articles | 2019

Dharmawardena P; Premaratne R; Mendis K; Wickemasinghe R; Rodrigo C; Harintheran A; Fernando D, 2019, 'Effectiveness of passive case detection for imported malaria in a hospital setting in Sri Lanka during the prevention of re-introduction phase of malaria', International Health, 11, pp. 64 - 70,

Journal articles | 2019

Herath HMMTB; Udeshika WAE; Samarawickrama SSM; Yogendranathan N; Jayamali WD; Kulatunga A; Rodrigo C, 2019, 'Prediction of plasma leakage phase of dengue in resource limited settings', Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 7, pp. 279 - 282,

Journal articles | 2019

Keragala BSDP; Herath HMMTB; Keragala TS; Malavi MAMH; Rodrigo C; Gunasekera CN, 2019, 'A seven-year retrospective analysis of patch test data in a cohort of patients with contact dermatitis in Sri Lanka', BMC Dermatology, 19, pp. 10,

Journal articles | 2019

Rajapakse S; De Silva NL; Weeratunga P; Rodrigo C; Sigera C; Fernando SD, 2019, 'Carica papaya extract in dengue: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19, pp. 265,

Journal articles | 2019

Rodrigo C; Leung P; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Luciani F; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Schinkel J; Prins M; Hellard M; Eltahla AA, 2019, 'Genomic variability of within-host hepatitis C variants in acute infection', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 476 - 484,

Journal articles | 2019

Rodrigo C; Luciani F, 2019, 'Dynamic interactions between RNA viruses and human hosts unravelled by a decade of next generation sequencing', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1863, pp. 511 - 519,

Journal articles | 2019

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando SD, 2019, 'Primaquine or tafenoquine for preventing malaria in people travelling to or living in endemic areas', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,

Journal articles | 2019

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando SD, 2019, 'Tafenoquine for primary and terminal prophylaxis of malaria in apparently healthy people: A systematic review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113, pp. 579 - 586,

Journal articles | 2019

Rodrigo C; Tedla N; Thomas S; Polly P; Herbert C; Velan G; Saunders DN, 2019, 'Using Narratives to Teach Students Enrolled in Science and Medical Science Bachelor’s Degree Programs', Medical Science Educator, 29, pp. 357 - 361,

Journal articles | 2019

Sigera PC; Amarasekara R; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; De Silva NL; Huang CH; Sahoo MK; Pinsky BA; Pillai DR; Tissera HA; Jayasinghe S; Handunnetti S; Fernando SD, 2019, 'Risk prediction for severe disease and better diagnostic accuracy in early dengue infection; The Colombo dengue study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 680,

Journal articles | 2018

Fernando D; Wijeyaratne P; Wickremasinghe R; Abeyasinghe RR; Galappaththy GNL; Wickremasinghe R; Hapugoda M; Abeywickrema WA; Rodrigo C, 2018, 'Use of a public-private partnership in malaria elimination efforts in Sri Lanka; A case study', BMC Health Services Research, 18, pp. 202,

Journal articles | 2018

Herath HMMTB; Keragala BSDP; Udeshika WAE; Samarawickrama SSM; Pahalagamage SP; Kulatunga A; Rodrigo C, 2018, 'Knowledge, attitudes and skills in melanoma diagnosis among doctors: A cross sectional study from Sri Lanka', BMC Research Notes, 11,

Journal articles | 2018

Herath HMMTB; Withana M; Gamage R; Rodrigo C, 2018, 'Is there a delay in seeking medical care after the first seizure in "resource limited settings": A pilot study from Sri Lanka', BMC Research Notes, 11,

Journal articles | 2018

Rodrigo C; Weeratunga P; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2018, 'Amphotericin B for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective comparative clinical studies including dose-ranging studies', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 24, pp. 591 - 598,

Journal articles | 2018

Tissera HA; Samaraweera PC; Jayamanne BDW; Janaki MDS; U Chulasiri MPP; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2018, 'Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis in integrated vector control of Aedes sp. in Sri Lanka: a prospective controlled effectiveness study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 23, pp. 229 - 235,

Journal articles | 2017

De Silva NL; Parththipan B; Rodrigo C; Constantine G; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2017, 'Peer assisted learning among Sri Lankan medical undergraduates: A cross sectional study', BMC Research Notes, 10,

Journal articles | 2017

Dharmawardena P; Rodrigo C; Mendis K; De A W Gunasekera WMKT; Premaratne R; Ringwald P; Fernando D, 2017, 'Response of imported malaria patients to antimalarial medicines in Sri Lanka following malaria elimination', PLoS ONE, 12,

Journal articles | 2017

Eltahla AA; Leung P; Pirozyan MR; Rodrigo C; Grebely J; Applegate T; Maher L; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Dynamic evolution of hepatitis C virus resistance-associated substitutions in the absence of antiviral treatment', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 41719,

Journal articles | 2017

Eltahla AA; Rodrigo C; Betz-Stablein B; Grebely J; Applegate T; Luciani F; Schinkel J; Dore GJ; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Analysis of resistance-associated substitutions in acute hepatitis C virus infection by deep sequencing across six genotypes and three continents', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 37 - 42,

Journal articles | 2017

Fernando SD; Booso R; Dharmawardena P; Harintheran A; Raviraj K; Rodrigo C; Danansuriya M; Wickremasinghe R, 2017, 'The need for preventive and curative services for malaria when the military is deployed in endemic overseas territories: A case study and lessons learned', Military Medical Research, 4, pp. 19,

Journal articles | 2017

Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Fernando SD, 2017, 'Prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis: a systematic review', Pathogens and Global Health, 111, pp. 333 - 342,

Journal articles | 2017

Rajapakse S; de Silva NL; Weeratunga P; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2017, 'Prophylactic and therapeutic interventions for bleeding in dengue: A systematic review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, pp. 433 - 439,

Journal articles | 2017

Rodrigo C; Eltahla AA; Bull RA; Luciani F; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Schinkel J; Prins M; Hellard M; Lloyd AR, 2017, 'Phylogenetic analysis of full-length, early infection, hepatitis C virus genomes among people with intravenous drug use: the InC³ Study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 43 - 52,

Journal articles | 2017

Rodrigo C; Gnanathasan A, 2017, 'Management of scorpion envenoming: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials', Systematic Reviews, 6, pp. 74,

Journal articles | 2017

Rodrigo C; Kirushanthan S; Gnanathasan A, 2017, 'Prevention of krait bites by sleeping above ground: preliminary results from an observational pilot study', Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 12, pp. 10,

Journal articles | 2017

Rodrigo C; Walker MR; Leung P; Eltahla AA; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Dwivedi S; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Schinkel J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Luciani F; Lloyd AR; Bull RA, 2017, 'Limited naturally occurring escape in broadly neutralizing antibody epitopes in hepatitis C glycoprotein E2 and constrained sequence usage in acute infection', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 49, pp. 88 - 96,

Journal articles | 2017

Samarakoon L; Fernanado T; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2017, 'Acute kidney injury due to preventable infections and envenomation: experiences from a tertiary care centre in Sri Lanka', Internal Medicine Journal, 47, pp. 343,

Journal articles | 2017

Wee I; Lo A; Rodrigo C, 2017, 'Drug treatment of scrub typhus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, pp. 336 - 344,

Journal articles | 2017

Weeratunga P; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2017, 'Control methods for Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017,

Journal articles | 2016

Bull RA; Eltahla AA; Rodrigo C; Koekkoek SM; Walker M; Pirozyan MR; Betz-Stablein B; Toepfer A; Laird M; Oh S; Heiner C; Maher L; Schinkel J; Lloyd AR; Luciani F; Rasoli Pirozyan M, 2016, 'A method for near full-length amplification and sequencing for six hepatitis C virus genotypes', BMC Genomics, 17, pp. 247,

Journal articles | 2016

Fernando N; Wickremesinghe S; Niloofa R; Rodrigo C; Karunanayake L; De Silva HJ; Wickremesinghe AR; Premawansa S; Rajapakse S; Handunnetti SM, 2016, 'Protein carbonyl as a biomarker of oxidative stress in severe leptospirosis, and its usefulness in differentiating leptospirosis from dengue infections', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0156085,

Journal articles | 2016

Fernando SD; Dharmawardana P; Epasinghe G; Senanayake N; Rodrigo C; Premaratne R; Wickremasinghe R, 2016, 'Contribution of the private sector healthcare service providers to malaria diagnosis in a prevention of re-introduction setting', Malaria Journal, 15,

Journal articles | 2016

Fernando SD; Dharmawardana P; Semege S; Epasinghe G; Senanayake N; Rodrigo C; Premaratne R, 2016, 'The risk of imported malaria in security forces personnel returning from overseas missions in the context of prevention of re-introduction of malaria to Sri Lanka', Malaria Journal, 15, pp. 144,

Journal articles | 2016

Herath TB; Withana M; Rodrigo C; Gamage R; Gamage C, 2016, 'Prevalence and associations for symptoms of depression in patients with Parkinson's disease: A Sri Lankan experience', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10, pp. 47,

Journal articles | 2016

Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; Niloofa R; Fernando N; de Silva NL; Rodrigo C; Maduranga S; Nandasiri N; Premawansa S; Karunanayake L; de Silva HJ; Handunnetti S; Wijethunga Arachchige S, 2016, 'A Diagnostic Scoring Model for Leptospirosis in Resource Limited Settings.', PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, pp. e0004513 - e0004513,

Journal articles | 2016

Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; Roshan Niloofa MJ; Fernando N; Rodrigo C; Maduranga S; De Silva NL; Janaka De Silva H; Karunanayake L; Handunnetti S, 2016, 'Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: A prospective study', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 110, pp. 261,

Journal articles | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla AA; Bull RA; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Applegate T; Page K; Bruneau J; Morris MD; Cox AL; Osburn W; Kim AY; Schinkel J; Shoukry NH; Lauer GM; Maher L; Hellard M; Prins M; Estes C; Razavi H; Lloyd AR; Luciani F, 2016, 'Historical Trends in the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemics in North America and Australia', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 214, pp. 1383 - 1389,

Journal articles | 2016

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Fernando SD, 2016, 'Primaquine or tafenoquine for preventing malaria in people travelling to or living in endemic areas', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016,

Journal articles | 2016

Samaranayake N; Fernando SD; Neththikumara NF; Rodrigo C; Karunaweera ND; Dissanayake VHW, 2016, 'Association of HLA class I and II genes with cutaneous leishmaniasis: A case control study from Sri Lanka and a systematic review', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 292,

Journal articles | 2015

Chang T; Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L, 2015, 'Spontaneous intracranial hypotension presenting as thunderclap headache: a case report', BMC research notes, 8, pp. 108,

Journal articles | 2015

Eugene EJ; Handunnetti SM; Wickramasinghe SA; Kalugalage TL; Rodrigo C; Wickremesinghe H; Dikmadugoda N; Somaratne P; De Silva HJ; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'Evaluation of two immunodiagnostic tests for early rapid diagnosis of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: A preliminary study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 319,

Journal articles | 2015

Fernando SD; Ainan S; Premaratne RG; Rodrigo C; Jayanetti SR; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'Challenges to malaria surveillance following elimination of indigenous transmission: Findings from a hospital-based study in rural Sri Lanka', International Health, 7, pp. 317 - 323,

Journal articles | 2015

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Balaji K; Fernando SD, 2015, 'Atypical manifestations of leptospirosis', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109, pp. 294 - 302,

Journal articles | 2015

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2015, 'Tafenoquine for preventing relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015, pp. cd010458,

Journal articles | 2015

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Handunnetti SM; Fernando DD, 2015, 'Current immunological and molecular tools for leptospirosis: Diagnostics, vaccine design, and biomarkers for predicting severity', Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 14, pp. 2,

Journal articles | 2015

Rajapakse S; Weeratunga P; Niloofa MJR; Fernando N; Rodrigo C; Maduranga S; Fernando NL; de Silva HJ; Karunanayake L; Handunnetti S, 2015, 'Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis: A prospective study', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109, pp. 710 - 716,

Journal articles | 2015

Rodrigo C; Maduranga S; Withana M; Fernando D; Rajapakse S; Wijethunga Arachchige S, 2015, 'Knowledge seeking behaviours of pre interns and early career doctors in Sri Lanka: A cross sectional study Medical Education', BMC Research Notes, 8, pp. 610,

Journal articles | 2015

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Gooneratne L, 2015, 'Rituximab in the treatment of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 79, pp. 709 - 719,

Journal articles | 2015

Witharana C; Wijesiriwardhana P; Jayasekara K; Kumari P; Rodrigo C, 2015, 'Awareness of female malignancies among women and their partners in Southern Sri Lanka and implications for screening: A cross sectional study Health behavior, health promotion and society', BMC Public Health, 15,

Journal articles | 2014

De Silva NL; Niloofa M; Fernando N; Karunanayake L; Rodrigo C; De Silva HJ; Premawansa S; Handunnetti SM; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Changes in full blood count parameters in leptospirosis: A prospective study', International Archives of Medicine, 7, pp. 1 - 4,

Journal articles | 2014

De Silva NL; Samarasekara K; Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Why do doctors emigrate from Sri Lanka? A survey of medical undergraduates and new graduates', BMC Research Notes, 7,

Journal articles | 2014

Fernando SDE; Rodrigo C; de Silva N; Semege S; Rajapakse S; Samaranayake N; Senenayake S; Premaratne RGA, 2014, 'Educating the security forces, a high risk group in malaria elimination efforts: an example from Sri Lanka', International health, 6, pp. 196 - 202,

Journal articles | 2014

Gnanathasan A; Rodrigo C, 2014, 'Pulmonary effects and complications of snakebites', Chest, 146, pp. 1403 - 1412,

Journal articles | 2014

Gunatilake SSC; Yapa LG; Gallala M; Gamlath R; Rodrigo C; Wimalaratna H, 2014, 'Lemierre's syndrome secondary to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection presenting with cardiac tamponade, a rare disease with a life-threatening presentation: a case report', International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 7, pp. 39,

Journal articles | 2014

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Maduranga S; Rajapakse AC; Wijethunga Arachchige S, 2014, 'Corticosteroids in the treatment of dengue shock syndrome', Infection and Drug Resistance, 7, pp. 137 - 143,

Journal articles | 2014

Rodrigo C; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Pharmacological management of tetanus: An evidence-based review', Critical Care, 18, pp. 217,

Journal articles | 2014

Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Goonaratne R; Samarasekara K; Wijesinghe I; Parththipan B; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'High dose corticosteroids in severe leptospirosis: A systematic review', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108, pp. 743 - 750,

Journal articles | 2014

Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Gunaratne R; Rajapakse S; De Silva VA; Hanwella R, 2014, 'Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates in patients on long term lithium: A comparative study and a meta-analysis of literature', BMC Psychiatry, 14, pp. 4,

Journal articles | 2014

Withana M; Rodrigo C; Chang T; Karunanayake P; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Dengue fever presenting with acute cerebellitis: A case report', BMC Research Notes, 7, pp. 125,

Journal articles | 2014

Withana M; Rodrigo C; Gnanathasan A; Gooneratne L, 2014, 'Presumptive thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following a hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) bite: A case report', Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 20, pp. 26,

Journal articles | 2014

Withana M; Rodrigo C; Shivanthan MC; Warnakulasooriya S; Wimalachandra M; Gooneratne L; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome presenting with acanthocytosis and splenic and retroperitoneal lymphangioma: A case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 8,

Journal articles | 2014

de Silva NL; Damayanthi H; Rajapakse AC; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Leukotriene receptor antagonists for chronic urticaria: A systematic review', Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 10, pp. 24,

Journal articles | 2013

Fernando T; Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Navinan MR; Dandeniya C; Constantine G; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic manifestations of cardiac involvement in leptospirosis', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 107, pp. 457 - 459,

Journal articles | 2013

Kalugalage T; Rodrigo C; Vithanage T; Somaratne P; De Silva HJ; Handunnetti S; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, pp. 206,

Journal articles | 2013

Navinan MR; Rodrigo C; Fernando T; Rajapakse S; Samarakoon L, 2013, 'Early warning scores: Do they predict mortality in practice?', Journal of Acute Medicine, 3, pp. 31 - 32,

Journal articles | 2013

Rajapakse S; Chrishan Shivanthan M; Samaranayake N; Rodrigo C; Deepika Fernando S, 2013, 'Antibiotics for human toxoplasmosis: A systematic review of randomized trials', Pathogens and Global Health, 107, pp. 162 - 169,

Journal articles | 2013

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2013, 'Tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria infection', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013,

Journal articles | 2013

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse AC, 2013, 'Isolated hypomagnesemia in a patient treated with capecitabine', Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 19, pp. 254 - 256,

Journal articles | 2013

Ranasinghe HM; Ranasinghe N; Rodrigo C; Seneviratne RDA; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Awareness of breast cancer among adolescent girls in Colombo, Sri Lanka: A school based study', BMC Public Health, 13, pp. 1209,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Amarasuriya M; Wickramasinghe S; Constantine GR, 2013, 'Therapeutic momentum: A concept opposite to therapeutic inertia', International Journal of Clinical Practice, 67, pp. 97 - 98,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Fernando T; Rajapakse S; De Silva V; Hanwella R, 2013, 'Caregiver strain and symptoms of depression among principal caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 7, pp. 2,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Fernando T; Samarakoon L; Dandeniya C; Wattegama M; Wanniarachchi N; Jayananda G; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Acute coronary events during alcohol withdrawal', Addiction, 108, pp. 222 - 223,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Gooneratne L, 2013, 'Dapsone for primary immune thrombocytopenia in adults and children: An evidence-based review', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 11, pp. 1946 - 1953,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Henegama T; Hanwella R, 2013, 'Life threatening self starvation; A case report', BMC Research Notes, 6, pp. 36,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Rajapakse S; Lanerolle R; Sheriff R, 2013, 'Kidney disease in the elderly: a Sri Lankan perspective.', Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 24, pp. 1285 - 1290,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Weligepola R; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2013, 'A prospective cohort study on the role of nonspecialist staff in preventing relapses and improving clinic attendance of patients with schizophrenia', Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 74 - 76,

Journal articles | 2013

Rodrigo C; de Silva A; Lanerolle R, 2013, 'Symptoms of anxiety among patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka.', Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 24, pp. 1256 - 1257,

Journal articles | 2013

Samarakoon L; Fernando T; Rodrigo C, 2013, 'Learning styles and approaches to learning among medical undergraduates and postgraduates', BMC Medical Education, 13, pp. 42,

Journal articles | 2012

Chang T; Rodrigo C; Ranawaka N; Atukorala I, 2012, 'Multiple ring-enhancing cerebral lesions in systemic lupus erythematosis: A case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 6, pp. 172,

Journal articles | 2012

Fernando SD; Herath S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse L, 2012, 'Clinical features and sociodemographic factors affecting Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a central sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Sri Lanka', Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 33, pp. 25 - 31,

Journal articles | 2012

Gamakaranage C; Rodrigo C; Samarawickrama S; Wijayaratne D; Jayawardane M; Karunanayake P; Jayasinghe S, 2012, 'Dengue hemorrhagic fever and severe thrombocytopenia in a patient on mandatory anticoagulation; balancing two life threatening conditions; a case report', BMC Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 272,

Journal articles | 2012

Gnanathasan A; Rodrigo C; Peranantharajah T; Coonghe A, 2012, 'Case report: Saw-scaled viper bites in Sri Lanka: Is it a different subspecies? Clinical evidence from an authenticated case series', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86, pp. 254 - 257,

Journal articles | 2012

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Fernando D, 2012, 'Scrub typhus: Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and prognosis', Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 5, pp. 261 - 264,

Journal articles | 2012

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse A, 2012, 'Treatment of dengue fever', Infection and Drug Resistance, 5, pp. 103 - 112,

Journal articles | 2012

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Parallel Researching with Online Collaboration (PROC), a new cost effective model for multicentre multinational research', Biodiscovery,

Journal articles | 2012

Rodrigo C; Ranasinghe N; Wijayaratne D; Navinan R; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Problematic internet behaviours among university students in Sri Lanka', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 5, pp. 275 - 276,

Journal articles | 2012

Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'A meta-analysis of magnesium for tetanus', Anaesthesia, 67, pp. 1370 - 1374,

Journal articles | 2012

Rodrigo C; Weerasinghe S; Jeevagan V; Rajapakse S; Constantine G, 2012, 'Addressing the relationship between cardiac hypertrophy and ischaemic stroke: An observational study', International Archives of Medicine, 5, pp. 1 - 5,

Journal articles | 2012

Samarakoon L; Ranawaka N; Rodrigo C; Constantine GR; Goonarathne L, 2012, 'Fanconi anaemia with bilateral diffuse pulmonary arterio venous fistulae: A case report', BMC Blood Disorders, 12, pp. 1,

Journal articles | 2011

Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Primaquine in vivax malaria: An update and review on management issues', Malaria Journal, 10, pp. 351,

Journal articles | 2011

Fernando SD; Herath S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Improving diagnosis of Trichomonas Vaginalis infection in resource limited health care settings in Sri Lanka', Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 3, pp. 324 - 328,

Journal articles | 2011

Fernando SD; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: Drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs', Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 4, pp. 330 - 336,

Journal articles | 2011

Gamakaranage CS; Rodrigo C; Jayasinghe S; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Hypokalemic paralysis associated with cystic disease of the kidney: Case report', BMC Nephrology, 12, pp. 16,

Journal articles | 2011

Gamakaranage CSSK; Rodrigo C; Weerasinghe S; Gnanathasan A; Puvanaraj V; Fernando H, 2011, 'Complications and management of acute copper sulphate poisoning; A case discussion', Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 6, pp. 34,

Journal articles | 2011

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Fernando SD, 2011, 'Drug treatment of scrub typhus', Tropical Doctor, 41, pp. 1 - 4,

Journal articles | 2011

Rodrigo C; Atukorala I, 2011, 'Delay in diagnosis of generalized miliary tuberculosis with osseo-articular involvement: A case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5, pp. 512,

Journal articles | 2011

Rodrigo C; Epa D; Sriram G; Jayasinghe S, 2011, 'Acute coronary ischemia during alcohol withdrawal: A case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5, pp. 369,

Journal articles | 2011

Rodrigo C; Fernando SD; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Current evidence on the use of antifilarial agents in the management of bancroftian filariasis', Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011, pp. 175941,

Journal articles | 2011

Rodrigo C; Gamakaranage CSSSK; Epa DS; Gnanathasan A; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'Hypothyroidism causing paralytic ileus and acute kidney injury - Case report', Thyroid Research, 4, pp. 7,

Journal articles | 2011

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S; Lanerolle RD; Sheriff R, 2011, 'A two-year retrospective analysis of renal transplant patients in Sri Lanka.', Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 22, pp. 174 - 178

Journal articles | 2010

Fernando SD; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'The 'hidden' burden of malaria: Cognitive impairment following infection', Malaria Journal, 9, pp. 366,

Journal articles | 2010

Rajapakse S; Ranasinghe C; Rodrigo C, 2010, 'Corticosteroid therapy in dengue infection- opinions of junior doctors', JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2, pp. 199 - 200,

Journal articles | 2010

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Haniffa R, 2010, 'Developing a clinically relevant classification to predict mortality in severe leptospirosis', Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 3, pp. 213 - 219,

Journal articles | 2010

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse A, 2010, 'Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104, pp. 89 - 96,

Journal articles | 2010

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo PC; Selvachandran J, 2010, 'Management of acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary care general medical unit in Sri Lanka: How closely do we follow the guidelines?', Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 35, pp. 421 - 427,

Journal articles | 2010

Ranasinghe CC; Rodrigo PC; Premaratne S; Adikari AMMC; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'An audit on the care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka', International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 30, pp. 174,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Lanerolle R; Arambepola C, 2010, 'Adequacy of hemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a prospective study.', Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 21, pp. 1145 - 1146

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Perera S; Adhikari M; Rajapakse A; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'Cognitive impairment and symptoms of depression among geriatric patients in a tertiary care unit in Sri Lanka', Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 52, pp. 279 - 280,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2010, 'The 'antisocial' person: An insight in to biology, classification and current evidence on treatment', Annals of General Psychiatry, 9,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'HIV, poverty and women', International Health, 2, pp. 9 - 16,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'Looking at Complicating Non-Biological Issues in Women with HIV', JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2, pp. 15 - 27,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S; Lanerolle RD; Sheriff R, 2010, 'A two-year retrospective analysis of renal transplant patients in Sri Lanka', Indian Journal of Transplantation, 4, pp. 15 - 19,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Gunawardana A; Maithripala C; Jayananda G; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'A retrospective analysis of cannabis use in a cohort of mentally ill patients in Sri Lanka and its implications on policy development', Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 5, pp. 16,

Journal articles | 2010

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Gurusinghe J; Wijeratne T; Jayananda G; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'Symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescent students; a perspective from Sri Lanka', Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 4, pp. 10,

Journal articles | 2009

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse A; Kirthinanda D; Wijeratne S, 2009, 'Renal replacement therapy in sepsis-induced acute renal failure.', Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 20, pp. 553 - 559

Journal articles | 2009

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Wijewickrema ES, 2009, 'Management of Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury', Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care, 1, pp. 3 - 14,

Journal articles | 2009

Rodrigo C; Muhuthar R, 2009, 'Acceptance of ligation and resection of tubes for contraception in Sri Lanka', Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 35, pp. 266,

Journal articles | 2009

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2009, 'Cannabis and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a review of clinical studies.', Indian J Psychol Med, 31, pp. 62 - 70,

Journal articles | 2009

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2009, 'Current Status of HIV/AIDS in South Asia', JOURNAL OF GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1, pp. 93 - 101,
Preprints | 2023

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; A NB; Kim HN; Lord M; Agapiou D; Maher L; Rodrigo C; Lloyd A; Bull R; Tedla N, 2023, Characterisation of antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis in patients infected with Hepatitis C virus with different clinical outcomes, ,

Preprints | 2021

Adhikari A; Abayasingam A; Rodrigo C; Agapiou D; Pandzic E; Brasher N; Madushan Fernando BS; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Kim HN; Lord M; Popovic G; Rawlinson W; Mina M; Post J; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Bartlett A; Ahlenstiel G; Grubor-Bauk B; Dwyer D; Konecny P; Lloyd A; Martinello M; Bull R; Tedla N, 2021, Longitudinal characterisation of phagocytic and neutralisation functions of anti-Spike antibodies in plasma of patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection,

Conference Presentations | 2021

Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Bull R; Tedla N, 2021, 'Increase in antibody-dependent phagocytosis in a subset of HCV patients with anti-envelope antibodies', presented at 16th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Bowral, Australia

Preprints | 2021

Herath HMMTB; Rodrigo C; Alahakoon AMBD; Ambawatte SB; Senanayake S; Senanayake B; Fernando A, 2021, Outcomes of Stroke Patients Undergoing Thrombolysis in Sri Lanka; an Observational Prospective Study From a Low-middle Income Country, ,

Conference Presentations | 2021

Sazzad H; Arroyo B; Bull R; Lloyd A; Rodrigo C, 2021, 'Optimised approach for high throughput hepatitis C virus amplification for transmission cluster identification in Australian prisons', presented at 16th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Bowral, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2021

Sigera C; Weeratunga P; de Silva NL; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Post-viral fatigue in dengue infection', presented at ECCMID 2021, Vienna Austria

Conference Presentations | 2021

Sigera C; Weeratunga P; de Silva NL; Fernando D; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2021, 'Rational use of ultrasonography with triaging of patients to detect dengue plasma leakage in resource limited settings: a prospective cohort study', presented at ECCMID 2021, Vienna, Austria

Preprints | 2020

Bull R; Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher N; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnett D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Brilot F; Mina M; Post J; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson S; Tea F; Pilli D; Tedla N; Lloyd A; Martinello M, 2020, Long-term persistence of neutralizing memory B cells in SARS-CoV-2,

Conference Presentations | 2020

Fourati S; Rodrigo C; Pawlotsky J; SHARED C, 2020, 'Characteristics of Resistance Associated Substitutions (RASs) in “unusual” HCV subtypes: a worldwide network of HCV resistance database', presented at ECCMID 2020, Paris France

Conference Presentations | 2020

Fourati S; Rodrigo C; Pawlotsky J; SHARED Collaborators , 2020, 'HCV resistance patterns in a large international cohort of DAA-naïve and -experienced patients with GT3a infection', presented at ECCMID 2020, Paris, France

Conference Presentations | 2020

Howe A; Rodrigo C; Harrigan R; SHARED C, 2020, 'Real-world drug resistance profile of hepatitis C patients who failed direct-acting antivirals: SHARED', presented at ECCMID 2020, Paris France

Conference Presentations | 2020

Rodrigo C; Cochran B; Herbert C; Thomas S; Polly P, 2020, 'Remote delivery of a digitized course; success at time of crisis', presented at Teaching and Learning Forum, UNSW, UNSW Sydney

Conference Presentations | 2020

Rodrigo C; Leung P; Adikari T; Riaz N; Bull R; Sigera C; Weeratunga P; Rajapakse S; Lloyd A; Fernando D, 2020, 'Resolving within-host, full length, dengue virus variants without haplotype reconstruction using Oxford Nanopore Technology', presented at ECCMID 2020, Paris, France

Other | 2020

Rodrigo C, 2020, For people with intestinal helminths, what is the effect of anthelmintic drugs?, Wiley, ,

Other | 2020

Rodrigo C, 2020, How do different anthelmintic drug regimens compare for treating ascariasis?, Wiley, ,

Conference Presentations | 2020

Sigera C; Weeratunga P; de Silva NL; Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Fernando D, 2020, 'Post-viral fatigue in dengue infection', presented at 133rd Annual Conference of the Sri Lanka Medical Association

Conference Abstracts | 2019

Crawford LC; Whybrow D; Rodrigo C; Riaz N; Higgins G, 2019, 'The first patient with hepatitis C genotype 8 infection in Australia', in Pathology, Elsevier BV, Vol. 51, pp. S135 - S135,

Conference Abstracts | 2019

Fourati S; Silberstein FC; Howe A; De Salazar A; Popping S; Di Maio VC; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Poljak M; Lunar M; Sayan M; Mor O; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Seguin-Devaux C; Boucher CA; Poiteau L; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Lennerstrand J; Kaiser R; Zhigalkina P; Fernando Fay F; Aragri M; Chulanov V; Garcia-Deltoro M; Cabezas J; Carlos Alados J; De Knegt RJ; Douglas M; Garcia FG; Harrigan R; Pawlotsky J-M, 2019, 'HCV RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF COHORTS OF GT-3a INFECTED PATIENTS', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 180A - 181A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019,

Conference Abstracts | 2019

Howe A; De Salazar A; Aragri M; Popping S; Fourati S; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Fernando Fay F; Newton E; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Boucher CA; De Knegt R; Poljak M; Lunar M; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Sayan M; Mor O; Seguin-Devaux C; Lloyd A; Pawlotsky J-M; Grebely J; Lennerstrand J; Knops E; Kaiser R; Chulanov V; Rincon P; Martinez-Sapina A; Galera C; Douglas M; Silberstein FC; Harrigan R; Garcia Garcia F, 2019, 'GENOTYPE MISCLASSIFICATION NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE CHOICE OF REGIMENS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS C', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 318A - 319A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019,

Conference Abstracts | 2019

Popping S; Fourati S; Howe A; Di Maio VC; Tay E; Rodrigo C; Cunningham E; Kjellin M; Sfalcin J; Gomes P; Poljak M; Lunar M; Sayan M; Mor O; Salmon D; Usubillaga R; Omar M; Garcia-Bujalance S; Tellez F; Fuentes A; Seguin-Devaux C; Soulier A; Lloyd A; Grebely J; Aragri M; Lennerstrand J; Kaiser R; Zhigalkina P; Chulanov V; De Knegt RJ; Douglas M; Silberstein FC; Harrigan R; Garcia FG; Boucher CA; Pawlotsky J-M, 2019, 'THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED SUBSTITUTIONS (RASS) IN "UNUSUAL" HCV SUBTYPES', in HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, MA, Boston, Vol. 70, pp. 77A - 78A, presented at Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD) / Liver Meeting, MA, Boston, 08 November 2019 - 12 November 2019,

Conference Presentations | 2019

Riaz N; Bull R; Leung P; Smith M; Barton K; Lloyd A; Rodrigo C, 2019, 'Whole genome long read sequencing of Hepatitis C virus and its applications', presented at 14th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Canungra, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2019

Rodrigo C; Leung P; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2019, 'Using networks to study epistatic interactions of HCV', presented at 14th Scientific Workship of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Canungra, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2019

Rodrigo C; Riaz N; Adikari T; Sigera C; Rajapakse S; Fernando D; Weeratunga P; Fink K; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2019, 'A single nested PCR method for full length dengue virus genome amplification', presented at 7th European Congress of Virology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Other | 2019

Rodrigo C, 2019, What adverse events can people taking macrolide antibiotics experience?, Wiley, ,

Other | 2019

Rodrigo C, 2019, What are the effects of deworming drugs for children living in endemic areas?, Wiley, ,

Conference Presentations | 2018

Abayasingam A; Leung P; Luciani F; Bull R; Lloyd A; Rodrigo C, 2018, 'Challenges in characterizing hepatitis C virus founder variants with deep sequencing', presented at 13th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research

Conference Presentations | 2018

Herath T; Udeshika W; Samarawickrama S; Yogendranathan N; Jayamali W; Kulatunga A; Rodrigo C, 2018, 'Prediction of Dengue critical phase in resource limited settings using clinical features and basic investigations', presented at Annual academic sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2018

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2018, 'Genetic variability of Hepatitis C quasi-species in early infection', presented at Global Hepatitis Summit, Toronto, Canada

Conference Presentations | 2018

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2018, 'Host IFNλ3 genotype and viral genotype are key determinants of within-host HCV genomic variation in early infection', presented at 13th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Yarra Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2018

Rodrigo C; Tedla N; Polly P; Herbert C; Thomas S; Velan G; Saunders D, 2018, 'Using narratives to teach Pathology', presented at Teaching and Learning Forum, UNSW, UNSW Sydney

Other | 2018

Rodrigo C, 2018, How does oral ivermectin compare with topical permethrin for people with scabies?, Wiley, ,

Other | 2018

Rodrigo C, 2018, What are the benefits and harms of smectite (diosmectite) for children with acute infectious diarrhea?, Wiley, ,

Other | 2018

Rodrigo C, 2018, What are the effects of probiotics for adults and children being treated with antibiotics?, Wiley, ,

Conference Presentations | 2017

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2017, 'Establishment of InC3 viral sequence repository and its applications', presented at 12th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Barossa Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2016

Fernando D; Mallawarachchi C; Booso R; Dharmawardana P; Harintheran A; Rodrigo C; Dewapriya M, 2016, 'An outbreak of malaria among Sri Lankan security forces personnel deployed in Central African Republic: a case study and lessons learnt', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Papers | 2016

Herath T; Withana M; Rodrigo C; Gamage R; Gamge C, 2016, 'Prevalence and associations for depression in patients with Parkinson's disease: A Sri Lankan experience', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, PHILIPPINES, Manila, pp. S33 - S35, presented at 5th Asian and Oceanian Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Congress, PHILIPPINES, Manila, 11 March 2016 - 13 March 2016,

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Bretana N; Luciani F; Lloyd A; Bull R, 2016, 'Examining past and future hepatitis C virus epidemic trends in the era of directly acting antivirals', presented at Australian Society of Microbiology annual scientific meeting, Perth, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2016, 'Bayesian evolutionary analysis of hepatitis C epidemic in Australia and North America in 20th century', presented at Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference, GoldCoast, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2016, 'Bayesian evolutionary analysis of hepatitis C epidemic in Australia and North America in 20th century', presented at International conference in Systems Biology, Barcelona, Spain

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2016, 'Broadly neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C envelope; using a network approach to understand co-evolution of critical residues', presented at International conference in Systems Biology, Barcelona, Spain

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2016, 'Molecular epidemiology of full length hepatitis C virus genomes among injecting drug users with recent infection: The InC3 study', presented at 5th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users, Oslo, Norway

Conference Presentations | 2016

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2016, 'Trends of Hepatitis C virus infections in North America and Australia in 20th century; back projections from molecular epidemiology', presented at 5th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users, Oslo, Norway

Conference Papers | 2016

Withana MR; Herath TB; Rodrigo C; Gamage C; Gamage R, 2016, 'Bradykinesia, low monthly income and current employment are associated with depression in patients with Parkinson's disease: Results of a study from Sri Lanka', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY-BLACKWELL, GERMANY, Berlin, pp. S483 - S483, presented at 20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, GERMANY, Berlin, 19 June 2016 - 23 June 2016,

Conference Presentations | 2015

Eltahla A; Rodrigo C; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2015, 'Natural prevalence of HCV resistance associated variants in treatment naïve patients across six genotypes', presented at 11th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Hunter Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2015

Leung P; Walker M; Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2015, 'A network approach for the identification of co-evolving mutations in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in the context of immune escape against neutralizing antibody responses', presented at COMBINE Student Symposium, Sydney, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2015

Leung P; Walker M; Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Lloyd A; Luciani F, 2015, 'Identification of co-evolving mutations of the Hepatitis C virus in the context of immune escape against neutralizing antibody responses using a bioinformatics workflow', presented at 8th Australasian virology society meeting, Hunter Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rajapakse S; Weerathunga P; Rodrigo C; Niloofa R; de Silva HJ; Fernando N; Sriharan S; Premawansa S; Karunanayake L; Handunetti S, 2015, 'A diagnostic model for leptospirosis for use in resource limited settings', presented at 128th Annual Sri Lanka Medical Association Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rajapakse S; Weerathunga P; Rodrigo C; Sriharan S; Niloofa R; Fernando N; Premawansa S; Karunanayake L; Handunetti S, 2015, 'Clinico-epidemiological characteristics, treatment and outcomes of patients with confirmed leptospirosis in a Sri Lankan healthcare setting', presented at 128th Annual Sri Lanka Medical Association Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanks

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rajapakse S; Weerathunga P; Rodrigo C; Sriharan S; Niloofa R; Karunanyake L; Premawanse S; de Silva HJ; Handunetti S, 2015, 'Clinical and laboratory associations of severity in a Sri Lankan cohort of patients with serologically confirmed leptospirosis – a prospective study', presented at Annual Sri Lanka Medical Association Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rodrigo C; Ainan S; Fernando D; Jayanetti SR; Premaratne R; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'Challenges to malaria surveillance following elimination of indigenous transmission: findings from a hospital based study in rural Sri Lanka', presented at 128th Sri Lanka Medical Association Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Bull R; Luciani F; Lloyd A, 2015, 'Global molecular epidemiology of acute hepatitis infection via phylogenetic analysis of full length genomes across nine international cohorts', presented at 11th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Hunter Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'High default rates for treatment of depression in the periphery', presented at 23rd European Psychiatry Association Congress, Vienna, Austria

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rodrigo C; de Silva N; Gunaratne R; Rajapakse S; de Silva V; Hanwella R, 2015, 'Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates in patients on long term Lithium. A comparative study and a meta-analysis of literature', presented at 23rd European Psychiatry Association Congress, Vienna, Austria

Conference Presentations | 2015

Rodrigo C; de Silva N; Parththipan B; Fernando D; Constantine G; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'Peer assisted learning: experience from a medical school in Sri Lanka', presented at 12th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference and 3rd International Conference on Faculty Development in the Health Professions, Singapore

Conference Presentations | 2015

Walker M; Leung P; Eltahla A; Rodrigo C; Luciani F; Foung S; Lloyd A; Bull R, 2015, 'Understanding the timing, breadth and potency of neutralising antibody responses against transmitted/founders', presented at 11th National Scientific Workshop of the Australian Center for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Hunter Valley, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2015

Walker M; Leung P; Rodrigo C; Eltahla A; Lloyd A; Foung S; Luciani F; Bull R, 2015, 'Characterizing neutralizing antibody responses targeting founder virus in early primary HCV infection with varying disease outcome', presented at International Symposium on Hepatitis C virus and related viruses, Strasbourg, France

Conference Presentations | 2015

de Silva N; Parththipan B; Rodrigo C; Fernando D; Constantine G; Rajapakse S, 2015, 'Peer assisted learning: experience from a medical school in Sri Lanka', presented at 10th Annual conference of the Sri Lanka Association for improving higher education effectiveness, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

Fernando D; Rodrigo C; de Silva N; Samarasinghe N; Senanayake S; Premaratne R; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Educating the security forces, a high risk group, on malaria elimination efforts in Sri Lanka', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

Fernando N; Niloofa R; Fernando T; de Silva N; Rodrigo C; Dikmadugoda N; Premawansa G; Karunanayake L; de Silva HJ; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2014, 'Low serum antioxidant capacity in severe leptospirosis patients in Sri Lanka', presented at 33rd Annual Sessions of the Institute of Biology, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

Fernando N; Niloofa R; Maduranga S; Rodrigo C; Karunanayake L; de Silva HJ; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2014, 'Oxidative damage of lipids and proteins in leptospirosis', presented at 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences. Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

Rodrigo C; Fernando T; de Silva V; Rajapakse S; Hanwella R, 2014, 'Caregiver strain and depression among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka', presented at 22nd European Psychiatry Association Congress, Munich, Germany

Conference Presentations | 2014

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Jayananda G; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Symptoms of anxiety and depression among Sri Lankan adolescents', presented at 22nd European Psychiatry Association Congress, Munich, Germany

Conference Presentations | 2014

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2014, 'A low cost intervention of using non specialist staff in preventing relapses of schizophrenia', presented at 22nd European Psychiatry Association Congress, Munich, Germany

Conference Presentations | 2014

Rodrigo C; Withana M; Maduranga S; Fernando D; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Accessing medical knowledge for evidence based practice: changing trends in a developing country', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo

Conference Presentations | 2014

Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Gunaratne R; Rajapakse S; de Silva V; Hanwella R, 2014, 'Lower estimated glomerular filtration rates in patients on long term Lithium. A comparative study', presented at 127th Sri Lanka Medical Association Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

Sumathipala D; Rodrigo C; Banu S; Rajapakse S, 2014, 'Effect of using English as the medium of instruction on the academic performance of first year medical undergraduates', presented at 9th Annual conference of the Sri Lanka Association for improving higher education effectiveness, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2014

de Silva NL; Samarasekara K; Samarakoon L; Rodrigo C; Fernando D, 2014, 'Factors associated with intention to migrate abroad in graduates and undergraduates of a medical faculty in Sri Lanka', presented at 9th International Medical Education Conference, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Conference Presentations | 2013

Fernando N; Handunetti S; Niloofa R; Fernando GT; de Silva NL; Wijerathne P; Rodrigo C; Karunanayake L; Dikmadugoda N; de Silva HJ; Wickramasinghe AR; Premawansa G; Premawansa S; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Rapid detection of severe leptospirosis using a simple cost-effective method', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2013

Fernando T; Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Navinan R; Dandeniya C; Constantine G; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic manifestations of cardiac involvement in leptospirosis', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2013

Niloofa R; Fernando T; Fernando N; Wolttan T; de Silva NL; Rodrigo C; Dickmadugoda N; de Silva HJ; Premawansa G; Premawansa S; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2013, 'Laboratory confirmation of leptospirosis: comparison between microscopic agglutination test and IgM rapid test Leptocheck WB', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; Fernando N; Niloofa R; Fernando T; de Silva NL; Wickramasinghe H; Dikmadugoda N; Premawansa G; Premawansa S; de Silva HJ; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2013, 'Increased oxidative stress in severe leptospirosis', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; Henegama T; Hanwella R, 2013, 'Life threatening self starvation; a case report', presented at 3rd International Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance, Thessaloniki, Greece

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Gurusinghe J; Wijeratne T; Jayananda G; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Symptoms of anxiety and depression among Sri Lankan adolescents', presented at 3rd International Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance, Thessaloniki, Greece

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2013, 'A low cost intervention of using non specialist staff in preventing relapses of schizophrenia', presented at 3rd International Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance, Thessaloniki, Greece

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2013, 'Does cannabis use increase the risk of schizophrenia; a retrospective analysis of a psychiatrically ill population in Sri Lanka', presented at 3rd International Congress on Neurobiology, Psychopharmacology & Treatment Guidance, Thessaloniki, Greece

Conference Presentations | 2013

Rodrigo C; de Silva NL; Niloofa R; Fernando N; Karunanayake L; de Silva HJ; Premawansa S; Handunetti S; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Change of haematological parameters in leptospirosis', presented at Annual academic sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2013

Samarakoon L; Fernando T; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2013, 'Do learning styles and approaches to learning differ among medical undergraduates and postgraduates?', presented at 10th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore

Conference Presentations | 2012

Eugene EJ; Wickramasinghe S; Kalugalage T; Rodrigo C; Wickremesinghe H; Dikmadugoda N; Somarathne P; de Silva HJ; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2012, 'A pilot study on comparison of rapid immunodiagnostics for confirmation of leptospirosis', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Eugene EJ; Wickramasinghe SA; Kalugalage TL; Rodrigo C; Dickmadugoda N; Somarathne P; de Silva HJ; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2012, 'A pilot study comparing two rapid immunodiagnostic tests with the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) for the detection of leptospira antibodies', presented at 6th biennial scientific sessions of the Allergy and Immunology Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Eugene EJ; Wickramasinghe SA; Kalugalage TL; Rodrigo C; Wickremasinghe H; Dikmadugoda N; de Silva HJ; Somaratne P; Rajapakse S; Handunetti S, 2012, 'A pilot study on comparison of rapid immunodiagnostics for confirmation of leptospirosis', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Prasanna N; Wimalachandra M; Herath HM; Perera MD; Suriyamudalige D; Kolombage KS; Soysa SS; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S; Gooneratne LV, 2012, 'Aspirin resistance among Sri Lankan patients', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Rodrigo C; Samarakoon L; Lanerolle R; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Kidney disease in the elderly: A Sri Lankan perspective', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Rodrigo C; Wickramasinghe S; Amarasooriya M; Constantine G, 2012, 'Therapeutic inertia; an unattended problem', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Rodrigo C; Wijeyaratne D; Navinan R; Ranasinghe N; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2012, 'Problematic internet behaviours and gender differences of internet use among university students in Sri Lanka', presented at International conference and exhibition on addiction therapy and research, Las Vegas, USA

Conference Presentations | 2012

Rodrigo C; Wijeyaratne D; Ranasinghe N; Navinan R; Rajapakse S; Fernando D, 2012, 'Problematic internet behaviours among university students; a cross sectional survey', presented at Annual academic sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Samarakoon L; Fernando T; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Do learning styles and approaches to learning differ among medical undergraduates and post graduates?', presented at Annual Research Symposium, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Samarakoon L; Fernando T; Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2012, 'Do learning styles and approaches to learning differ among medical undergraduates and postgraduates?', presented at Annual academic sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2012

Wickramasinghe S; Amarasooriya M; Rodrigo C; Constantine G, 2012, 'Therapeutic inertia; an unattended problem', presented at Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2011

Rathnamalala NK; Rodrigo C; Lanerolle R, 2011, 'Factors associated with graft pyelonephritis in kidney allograft recipients at the university medical unit, NHSL', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2011

Rodrigo C; Rajapakse S, 2011, 'High default rates for treatment of depression in the periphery', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2010

Ranasinghe CC; Rodrigo C; Premaratne S; Adhikari AMMC; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'An audit on care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka', presented at International forum on quality and safety in health care, Nice, France

Conference Presentations | 2010

Rodrigo C; Fernando D; Herath S; Rajapakse L, 2010, 'Socio-demographic factors and their correlations with Tricomonas vaginalis infection in women attending a central sexually transmitted disease clinic', presented at 66th Annual Scientific Session of Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2010

Rodrigo C; Srina W; Wijeratne T; Weligepola R; Rajapakse S; Jayananda G, 2010, 'A prospective cohort study on the role of the non specialist staff on preventing relapses and improving clinic attendance of patients with schizophrenia', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2010

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Maitripala C; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'Morbidity of cannabis use in a cohort of psychiatry patients in Sri Lanka: a retrospective analysis', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2010

Rodrigo C; Welgama S; Wijeratne T; Rajapakse S, 2010, 'A cross sectional screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescent school children', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Rajapakse S; Rodrigo C; Selvachandran J, 2009, 'A prospective study on management of acute coronary syndrome in university medical unit, Colombo', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Ranasinghe C; Rodrigo C; Premaratne S; Adhikari AMMC; Rajapakse S, 2009, 'An audit on care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care medical clinic in Sri Lanka', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Rodrigo C; Arambepola C; Lanerolle R, 2009, 'Adequacy of haemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a prospective study', presented at 7th conference of nephrology, urology and transplant society of the SAARC countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Rodrigo C; Arambepola C; Lanerolle R, 2009, 'Adequacy of haemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a prospective study', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Ceylon College of Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Lanerolle R; Rajapakse S; Sheriff R, 2009, 'Retrospective analytical study of renal transplants over a period of two years', presented at 7th conference of nephrology, urology and transplant society of the SAARC countries, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2009

Rodrigo C; Sheriff R; Rajapakse S; Lanerolle R; Sheriff R, 2009, 'Retrospective analytical study of renal transplants over a period of two years', presented at Annual Academic Sessions of Sri Lanka Medical Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Conference Presentations | 2008

Gnanathasan A; Rodrigo C; Coonghe A; Peranantharajah S; Peiris P, 2008, 'A case series on envenoming by Saw Scale Viper (Echis carinatus) in Sri Lanka', presented at Conference on global issues in clinical toxicology, Melbourne, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2008

Gnanthasan A; Rodrigo C; Coonghe A; Peranantharajah S; Peiris P, 2008, 'A case series on envenoming by Saw Scale Viper (Echis carinatus) in Sri Lanka', presented at 8th IST Asia Pacific Meeting on Animal, Plant & Microbial Toxins, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Preprints |

Abayasingam A; Balachandran H; Agapiou D; Rodrigo C; Keoshkerian E; Li H; Brasher N; Christ D; Rouet R; Burnett D; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Brilot F; Mina M; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Dwyer D; Sasson S; Tea F; Pilli D; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA; Group COSINS, Long-Term Persistence of Neutralizing Memory B Cells in SARS-CoV-2, ,

Preprints |

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson S; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer D; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, Maintenance of Broad Neutralising Antibodies and Memory B Cells 12 Months Post-Infection Is Predicted by SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD4+ T Cell Responses,

Other |

Rodrigo C, Exploring the complexity of RNA virus infections using viral genomics, Sri Lanka Journals Online (JOL), ,

Other |

Rodrigo C, How do community-level interventions affect the use of condoms for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections?, Wiley, ,

Other |

Rodrigo C, How does the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy affect outcomes in HIV-infected, treatment-naive children aged 2 to 5 years?, Wiley, ,

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Rodrigo C, What are the benefits and harms of deworming drugs in children living in soil-transmitted intestinal worm endemic areas?, Wiley, ,

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Rodrigo C, What are the effects of albendazole alone or in combination with microfilaricidal drugs for people with lymphatic filariasis?, Wiley, ,

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Rodrigo C, What are the effects of face-to-face interventions for informing or educating parents about early childhood vaccination?, Wiley, ,

Testing the capacity of aerosol surveillance for pathogen outbreaks. Triple I seed grant funding, 2024 -2025

Investigator Initiated Research grant, Seqirus Australia (Industry grant), Prevalence of missed Q fever in Australia, 2021-2022

H2Seq: Viral genomics for public health interventions in HIV and HCV - Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), 2021 - 2026

NHMRC Investigator grant (Emerging Leader 1 category), 2020 - 2024

SOMS Early Career Research support grant 2018 -2019

Research Infrastructure Support Scheme (3 grants) , UNSW 2017, 2018

Reasearch Excellence Award (for impactful research collaborations), Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2023
Paper of the Month, September 2022, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW
Paper of the Month, December 2020, School of Medical Sciences, ��
Award for Adaptability and Innovation in Pathology teaching, 2020, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
Paper of the Month, January 2020, School of Medical Sciences, ��
University award for teaching excellence (early career and rising star), UNSW Sydney, 2019
Robert Dixon award for the best presentation (Hepatitis) at the annual workshop of the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research. Canungra, QLD, Australia 2019
Award for teaching excellence (early career staff), Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney 2018
University International Postgraduate Research Award / Scholarship for PhD studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 2014 – 2017
Top-up scholarship for PhD studies, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney. 2014-2017
Robert Dixon award for the best oral presentation at the annual workshop of the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research. Barossa Valley, SA, Australia 2017
Paper of the Month, October 2016, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference Scholarship. Gold coast, Australia. 2016
New Investigator Scholarship, 5th International symposium on hepatitis care in substance users. Oslo, Norway. 2016
Victorian infectious diseases reference laboratory (VIDRL) educational grant (Hepatitis). Awarded at the annual workshop of the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research. Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 2015
Training fellowship. Cochrane infectious diseases group. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. 2014
Excellence award for the most outstanding junior researcher of Sri Lanka awarded by the Committee of Vice-chancellors and Directors (CVCD). 2012
Award for scientific publications by the President of Sri Lanka 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
University Research Award for best researcher in Faculty of Medicine, 2014. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Vulnerability to severe dengue infection, Next generation sequencing, molecular epidemiology and evolutionary analysis of RNA viruses, Host immunity against RNA virus infections

Associate Editor - Systematic Reviews (Journal), Cochrane Clinical Answers, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Editorial Board Member - BMC Infectious Diseases

Review Editor - Frontiers in Education

Secretary - Australian Centre for Hepatitis Virology

Fellow - Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom

Fellow - Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom

My Research Supervision

Completed Supervisions - PhD

Dr. Nasir Riaz (Joint Primary Supervisor), Single molecule whole genome sequencing of the Hepatitis C (HCV) virus and its applications, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2017 -2020.
Dr. Arunasingam Abayasingam (Joint Primary Supervisor), Neutralizing antibody responses in acute hepatitis C and SARS-nCoV-2 infection, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2017- 2021
Dr. Hossain Sazzad (Secondary Supervisor), Understanding transmission of hepatitis C in the prisons, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2018-2022
Dr. Braulio Valencia Arroyo (Joint Primary Supervisor), Host and Pathogen Genetic Determinants of Severity and Outcome of Acute Viral Infections, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2018-2023
Dr. Anurag Adhikari (Secondary Supervisor), Anitbody Mediated Cellular Phagocytosis in Hepatitis C and SARS-nCoV-2 Infections, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, 2018 – 2022

Current Students - PhD

Ms. Samaneh Moallemi (primary supervisor), Biomarkers for severe dengue infection, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW, 2020 – 2024
Mr Ahnsul Kabir (joint primary supervisor), Molecular diagnostics for viral infections. School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW, 2021 – 2024
Dr. Sachith Maduranga (primary supervisor), Molecular epidemiology of dengue infection. School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW, 2022 - 2025

My Teaching

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1. PATH3205 - Molecular basis of disease, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences

2. PATH3206 - Cancer Pathology, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences

Pathology teaching and assessments

1. MD/MBBS - Phase 1, 2 and 3

2. PATH2201 - Processes of Disease

3. PATH3205 - Molecular Basis of Disease

4. PATH3206 - Cancer Pathology

5. PATH3207 - Musculoskeletal Diseases

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