Elobuike, Philip C
Obu, Herbert A
Aronu, Ann E
Chinawa, Josephat M
Funding for this research was provided by:
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Article History
Received: 10 August 2024
Accepted: 21 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: The approval of the Health Research Ethics Committee of the University of study. Patients and parents or caregivers were duly informed in detail about the purpose of the study. A written consent was obtained from parents or care givers of subjects and control after explaining to them, in detail, the objectives of the study, as well as the sample procedure and the method of collection of specimen.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
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