Khan, Zoha
Farooq, Saba
Atia-tul-Wahab,
Iqbal, Hana’a
Naz, Farzana
Iftner, Thomas
Khan, Khalid M.
Yusuf, Muhammad
Choudhary, M. Iqbal
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institutional Recurring Research funds
Article History
Received: 5 December 2024
Accepted: 21 May 2025
First Online: 28 May 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research study was ethically approved by the Independent Ethics Committee (IEC), Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and & Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi (Reference # ICCBS/IEC-066-HNS/PC2021/Protocol/2.0). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Informed consent for taking the nasal swab have been obtained from participant in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.