Otterdal, Kari
Berg, Aase
Michelsen, Annika E.
Patel, Sam
Tellevik, Marit G.
Haanshuus, Christel G.
Fevang, Børre
Aukrust, Pål
Langeland, Nina
Ueland, Thor
Funding for this research was provided by:
Helse Vest Regionalt Helseføretak (911539)
Helse Sør-Øst RHF (2015060)
National Centre for Tropical Medicine and Imported Infectious Diseases, NO
The Norwegian Medical Association for Infectious Diseases, NO
Article History
Received: 12 June 2018
Accepted: 6 December 2018
First Online: 18 December 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was designed and performed according to the Helsinki Declaration, as adopted by the 59th WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Republic of Korea, October 2008, and was approved by The National Ethical Committee at the Ministry of Health in Mozambique and the Regional Ethical Committee in Eastern Norway. A signed consent or fingerprint was obtained from each patient or next of kin and from the healthy controls. Management of the patients was carried out according to the local standard of care by the hospital’s doctors and staff.
: Not applicable.
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