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Authors
Verma, Sheetal
Khan, Asma
Venkatesh, Vimala
Waliullah, Shah
Kumar, Deepak
Rashmi,
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Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 5 October 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests or conflicts of interest related to this study.
: The study received approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) of the University Teaching Hospital under reference code XIV-PGTSC-II/P102, letter number 2402/Ethics/2023. The study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and followed the ICMJE Recommendations for the Protection of Patients in Research and Publication of Clinical Data [International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. Updated 2024. Available from:
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians before sample collection, following ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, and confidentiality.
