L Gayani Tillekeratne
L Gayani Tillekeratne
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Research Professor, Global Health
Gayani Tillekeratne, MD MSc is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and at the Duke Global Health Institute. Her work focuses on the improving the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory tract infections globally, with the goal of improving antimicrobial use for these infections. She is co-director of the Ruhuna-Duke Centre for Infectious Diseases in Sri Lanka and works with colleagues in Southeast Asia and East Africa. She is a co-investigator in several US clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. She co-instructs a course on Infectious Disease Epidemiology in Global Settings.
Projects
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ACTIV-1 (COVID-19 therapeutic trial)
United States
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RADx-UP CDCC (COVID-19 diagnostics)
United States
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Partnership for Enhancing Antimicrobial Use in Resource-Limited Settings (PEARL)
Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
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Surveillance for severe dengue in southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Novel Diagnostics to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Resource-Limited Settings
Sri Lanka
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A One Health approach to antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in South Asia
Sri Lanka
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Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in community-acquired urinary tract infections, southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Publications
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Narayanasamy S, Veldman TH, Lee MJ, Glover WA, Tillekeratne LG, Neighbors CE, et al. RADx-UP Testing Core: Access to COVID-19 Diagnostics in Community-Engaged Research with Underserved Populations. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Aug 23;61(8):e0036723.Moorthy GS, Madut DB, Kilonzo KG, Lwezaula BF, Mbwasi R, Mmbaga BT, et al. Antibacterial Utilization for Febrile Illnesses and Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infections in Northern Tanzania. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;10(8):ofad448.Vanderburg S, Kodikara I, Tharakan A, Sheng T, Gallis JA, Sellathurai M, et al. A Practical Approach to Lung Ultrasound Training in Sri Lanka. Ats Sch. 2023 Jun;4(2):126–31.Neighbors CE, Myers ER, Weerasinghe NP, Wijayaratne GB, Bodinayake CK, Nagahawatte A, et al. Influenza Vaccination Implementation in Sri Lanka: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 May 3;11(5).
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