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Article History

Received: 15 March 2023

Accepted: 10 July 2023

First Online: 17 July 2023

Declarations

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: All experimental protocols in this study were approved by the regional ethics committee of the Ardabil University of Medical Sciences under the reference “IR.ARUMS.REC.1399.553”. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Clinical isolates were obtained from the bacterial collection of the hospital for research purposes and no patient samples or data were used in this study. In order to collect samples from healthy children, informed consent was obtained from their parents or legal guardians. To collect the wastewater samples, permissions were obtained from Ardabil Water and Wastewater Company for municipal wastewater treatment plant and Ardabil provincial Veterinary Organization office for poultry and livestock slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plants.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.