Barrera, Christian A.
du Plessis, Anne-Marie
Otero, Hansel J.
Mahtab, Sana
Githinji, Leah N.
Zar, Heather J.
Zhu, Xiaowei
Andronikou, Savvas
Article History
Received: 4 October 2019
Revised: 15 February 2020
Accepted: 3 March 2020
First Online: 14 March 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Heather J. Zar, MD, Ph.D.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in the prospective section of this study.Written informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board for the controls who were obtained retrospectively.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: • Prospective• Cross-sectional study• Performed at one institution