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Authors
Hasan, Saima
Webby, Richard J.
Iqbal, Muhammad
Rashid, Hamad Bin
Ahmad, Mansur-ud-Din
Nazir, Jawad
DeBeauchamp, Jennifer
Sadiq, Shakera
Chaudhry, Mamoona
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pak-US Science and Technology cooperation Program (Grant# Pak-US/HEC/2015/11, Pakistan; US/Grant#GDL-PakUS-2015-013, USA, Grant# Pak-US/HEC/2015/11, Pakistan; US/Grant#GDL-PakUS-2015-013, USA, Grant# Pak-US/HEC/2015/11, Pakistan; US/Grant#GDL-PakUS-2015-013, USA)
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Article History
Received: 9 July 2021
Accepted: 28 December 2021
First Online: 6 January 2022
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) Bioequivalence Study (Be St) Center, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore (Letter no. IEC-438). We requested written informed consent from all study participants ≥ 18 years and a surrogate consent from parents or legal guardians for patients < 18 years. Each participant was given a consent form (in local or English language where appropriate) and were verbally briefed about research objectives and procedures. A well-trained team member registered with the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) collected swab samples and data from the participants. The team members were provided with formal training to collect data during the face-to-face interview. All methods were carried out in accordance with Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable as no human identifiable images are provided in the manuscript.
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
