Manesh, Abi
George, Mithun Mohan
Palanikumar, Prasannakumar
Nagaraj, V.
Bhanuprasad, Kundakarla
Krishnan, Ramya
Nivetha, G.
Lal, Binesh
Triveni, K. Rajitha
Gautam, Priyanka
George, Biju
Kulkarni, Uday
Mathews, Vikram
Subramani, K.
Rao, Shoma
Chacko, Binila
Zachariah, Anand
Sathyendra, Sowmya
Hansdak, Samuel George
Abraham, Ooriapadickal Cherian
Iyadurai, Ramya
Karthik, Rajiv
Peter, John Victor
Mo, Yin
Veeraraghavan, Balaji
Varghese, George M.
Paterson, David Leslie
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHE/21/1/505972)
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Article History
Received: 12 June 2024
Accepted: 2 September 2024
First Online: 25 September 2024
Declarations
:
: Abi Manesh, Mithun Mohan George, Prasannakumar Palanikumar, V Nagaraj, Kundakarla Bhanuprasad, Ramya Krishnan, Nivetha G, Binesh Lal, Rajitha Triveni K, Priyanka Gautam, Biju George, Uday Kulkarni, Vikram Mathews, K Subramani, Shoma Rao, Binila Chacko, Anand Zachariah, Sowmya Sathyendra, Samuel George Hansdak, Ooriapadickal Cherian Abraham, Ramya Iyadurai, Rajiv Karthik, John Victor Peter, Yin Mo, George M Varghese, and David Leslie Paterson declare no conflict of interest. Balaji Veeraraghavan is an Editorial Board member of Infectious Diseases and Therapy. Balaji Veeraraghavan was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. The ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board and ethics committee of Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India (IRB minute nos. 14134 and 14427). Informed consent was obtained from each patient or their family members for access to clinical data and publication prior to enrolment.