Freitas, Nicole Lardini
Deus, João Victor Carvalho
Sampaio, Karen
Gomes, Yago Côrtes Pinheiro
Torres, Rafael Carvalho
Brandão, Carlos Otávio
Soares, Cristiane Nascimento
Silva, Marcus Tulius Teixeira
Espíndola, Otávio Melo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (Finance code 001)
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (VPPCB-005-FIO-20-2-65)
Carlos Chagas Foundation for the Advancement of Science of the State of Rio de Janeiro (E-26/200.157/2023)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2025
Accepted: 23 June 2025
First Online: 6 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the Brazilian National Committee of Ethics in Research on April 22, 2020 (Protocol number CAAE 30611720.6.0000.5262), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.