Kumar, Arun
Kumari, Vidya
Kumar, Nikhil
Kumar, Akhilesh
Kumar, Shivam
Kumar, Kanhaiya
Khan, Marium
Sharma, Megha
Agarwal, Radhika
Suman, Surbhi
Srivastava, Abhinav
Ali, Mohammad
Kumar, Dhruv
Bishwapriya, Akhouri
Sharma, Ashok
Singh, Manisha
Rastogi, Manoj Kumar
Ghosh, Ashok Kumar
Article History
Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 5 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (ICMR-RMRIMS), Patna, Bihar, India (Reference No. RMRI/EC/09/2023, dated 24/02/2023). Prior to participation, written informed consent was obtained from all study subjects. Ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed throughout the study to ensure the rights, safety, and well-being of the subjects. This research work has been prepared in accordance with the applicable guidelines, standards, and requirements.
: Not applicable.
: The authors also declare no competing interests.