Oliveira, Laura M A
Costa, Natalia S
Merces, Ana Clarisse
Rio-Tinto, Andre
Botelho, Ana Caroline N
Marinho, Penelope S
Peloso, Victor
Fracalanzza, Sergio E L
Teixeira, Lucia M
Khan, Uzma B
Bentley, Stephen D
Jamrozy, Dorota
Pinto, Tatiana Castro Abreu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7878-9377
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Article History
Received: 30 June 2026
Accepted: 26 August 2026
First Online: 3 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All adult participants provided written informed consent. For participants who were minors, including neonates, informed consent was obtained from their parent or legal guardian. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), under protocol number 43389321.9.0000.5257. All procedures were conducted in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations, including the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.