Multicenter evaluation of the ePlex respiratory pathogen panel for the detection of viral and bacterial respiratory tract pathogens in nasopharyngeal swabs NE Babady, MR England, KL Jurcic Smith, T He, DS Wijetunge, YW Tang, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 56 (2), 10.1128/jcm. 01658-17, 2018 | 105 | 2018 |
Characterizing the pathotype of neonatal meningitis causing Escherichia coli (NMEC) DSS Wijetunge, S Gongati, C DebRoy, KS Kim, PO Couraud, IA Romero, ... BMC microbiology 15, 1-15, 2015 | 92 | 2015 |
Plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing assay for identifying pathogens: a retrospective review of test utilization in a large children's hospital DT Niles, DSS Wijetunge, DL Palazzi, IR Singh, PA Revell Journal of clinical microbiology 58 (11), 10.1128/jcm. 00794-20, 2020 | 46 | 2020 |
Complete nucleotide sequence of pRS218, a large virulence plasmid, that augments pathogenic potential of meningitis-associated Escherichia coli strain RS218 DSS Wijetunge, KHEM Karunathilake, A Chaudhari, R Katani, EG Dudley, ... BMC microbiology 14, 1-16, 2014 | 46 | 2014 |
Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants JN Paulson, BL Williams, C Hehnly, N Mishra, SA Sinnar, L Zhang, ... Science translational medicine 12 (563), eaba0565, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
Fingerprinting of poultry isolates of Enterococcus cecorum using three molecular typing methods DS Wijetunge, P Dunn, E Wallner-Pendleton, V Lintner, H Lu, ... Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 24 (6), 1166-1171, 2012 | 30 | 2012 |
Growth in Egg Yolk Enhances Salmonella Enteritidis Colonization and Virulence in a Mouse Model of Human Colitis MR Moreau, DSS Wijetunge, ML Bailey, SR Gongati, LL Goodfield, ... PLoS One 11 (3), e0150258, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
Complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli strain RS218 (O18: H7: K1), associated with neonatal meningitis DSS Wijetunge, R Katani, V Kapur, S Kariyawasam Genome Announcements 3 (4), 10.1128/genomea. 00804-15, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
Acute Septicemia Caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus in Turkey Poults D Saumya, S Wijetunge, P Dunn, E Wallner-Pendleton, V Lintner, ... Avian diseases 58 (2), 318-322, 2014 | 16 | 2014 |
Complete genome sequences of the human pathogen Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus Mbale and Type Strain P. thiaminolyticus NRRL B-4156 C Hehnly, L Zhang, JN Paulson, M Almeida, B von Bredow, ... Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 (15), 10.1128/mra. 00181-20, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
Characterizing the pathotype of neonatal meningitis causing DS Wijetunge, S Gongati, C DebRoy, KS Kim, PO Couraud, IA Romero, ... Escherichia coli, 0 | 9 | |
The bacterial and viral complexity of postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda JN Paulson, BL Williams, C Hehnly, N Mishra, SA Sinnar, L Zhang, ... Science translational medicine 12 (563), 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
Impact of removing ESBL designation from culture reports on the selection of antibiotics for the treatment of infections associated with ESBL-producing organisms MD Lesher, CM Hale, DSS Wijetunge, MR England, DS Myers, DW Craft Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 41 (5), 604-607, 2020 | 4 | 2020 |
Genome sequences of two strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolated from shell eggs MR Moreau, DSS Wijetunge, EMK Kurundu Hewage, BM Jayarao, ... Genome Announcements 3 (5), 10.1128/genomea. 00954-15, 2015 | 3 | 2015 |
Pathogenomics of neonatal meningitis causing Escherichia coli DSS Wijetunge The Pennsylvania State University, 2014 | 1 | 2014 |
Insights from the Whole Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli RS218 in Identifying Potential Virulence Traits Common to E. coli Causing Neonatal Meningitis and Other Extra … S Kariyawasam, DSS Wijetunge, R Katani, V Kapur Medical Research Archives 4 (6), 2016 | | 2016 |
Assessment of a metagenomic next generation sequencing assay for identifying pathogens: A retrospective review of test utilization in a large children’s hospital D Niles, D Wijetunge, D Palazzi, I Singh, P Revell | | |
Salmonella enterica Enteritidis Displays Enhanced Virulence and Colonization in Mice After Growth in Egg Yolk MR Moreau, ML Bailey, SR Gongati, DS Wijetunge, EMKK Hewage, ... | | |
Complete Sequencing and Pan-Genome Analysis of Two Distinct Salmonella enterica Enteritidis Egg Isolates Show Equal Virulence Potential MR Moreau, YV Ivanov, DS Wijetunge, EMKK Hewage, BM Jayarao, ... | | |