TREATment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Selected Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka (TREAT-SL): study protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized clinical trial.

De Zoysa PDWD, Weerasinghe SA, Gamage J, Iglesias-Ussel MD, Olague S, Obale A, Gallis JA, Palangasinghe D, Senadheera B, Vasana S, Nix C, Bodinayake CK, Nagahawatte ADS, Wijayaratne WMDGB, Kurukulasooriya MRP, Premamali M, Dilshan UHBY, Ngocho J, Østbye T, Laber EB, Watt MH, Myers E, Woods CW, Naggie S, Kenny A, Chakraborty H, Tillekeratne LG

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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0
Published: 2026 Mar 18
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0,
  title = {TREATment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Selected Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka (TREAT-SL): study protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized clinical trial.},
  author = {De Zoysa PDWD and Weerasinghe SA and Gamage J and Iglesias-Ussel MD and Olague S and Obale A and Gallis JA and Palangasinghe D and Senadheera B and Vasana S and Nix C and Bodinayake CK and Nagahawatte ADS and Wijayaratne WMDGB and Kurukulasooriya MRP and Premamali M and Dilshan UHBY and Ngocho J and Østbye T and Laber EB and Watt MH and Myers E and Woods CW and Naggie S and Kenny A and Chakraborty H and Tillekeratne LG},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Trials},
  doi = {10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - TREATment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Selected Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka (TREAT-SL): study protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized clinical trial.
AU  - De Zoysa PDWD
AU  - Weerasinghe SA
AU  - Gamage J
AU  - Iglesias-Ussel MD
AU  - Olague S
AU  - Obale A
AU  - Gallis JA
AU  - Palangasinghe D
AU  - Senadheera B
AU  - Vasana S
AU  - Nix C
AU  - Bodinayake CK
AU  - Nagahawatte ADS
AU  - Wijayaratne WMDGB
AU  - Kurukulasooriya MRP
AU  - Premamali M
AU  - Dilshan UHBY
AU  - Ngocho J
AU  - Østbye T
AU  - Laber EB
AU  - Watt MH
AU  - Myers E
AU  - Woods CW
AU  - Naggie S
AU  - Kenny A
AU  - Chakraborty H
AU  - Tillekeratne LG
PY  - 2026
JO  - Trials
DO  - 10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0
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APA

PDWD, D. Z., SA, W., J, G., MD, I., S, O., A, O., JA, G., D, P., B, S., S, V., C, N., CK, B., ADS, N., WMDGB, W., MRP, K., M, P., UHBY, D., J, N., T, Ø., EB, L., MH, W., E, M., CW, W., S, N., A, K., H, C., & LG, T. (2026). TREATment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Selected Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka (TREAT-SL): study protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized clinical trial.. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09628-0

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