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Title: Perspectives from Sri Lankan physicians on current approaches to diagnosing and managing lower respiratory tract infections.
Authors: Palangasinghe DR; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka. drpalangasinghe1984@gmail.com.; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka. drpalangasinghe1984@gmail.com., Dilshan UHBY; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka. dilshan.yaz@gmail.com., De Zoysa WD; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Gamage J; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Iglesias-Ussel MD; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Bodinayake CK; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., De S Nagahawatte A; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Wijayaratne WMDGB; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Olague S; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Kurukulasooriya MRP; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Weerasinghe SA; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Premamali MHM; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka., Ngocho JS; Department of Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, KCMC University, 25101, Moshi, Tanzania., Obale A; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Chakraborty H; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Østbye T; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Kenny A; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Gallis JA; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Laber EB; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Naggie S; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Woods CW; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Myers E; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Tillekeratne LG; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke-Ruhuna Collaborative Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, 80000, Sri Lanka.; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA., Watt MH; Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA.
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