Kitagawa, Hiroki
Kojima, Masato
Tadera, Kayoko
Kogasaki, Shuta
Omori, Keitaro
Nomura, Toshihito
Shigemoto, Norifumi
Hiyama, Eiso
Ohge, Hiroki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kurozumi Medical Foundation (None)
Morinomiyako Medical Research Foundation (None)
The 1st “Creating a Resilient Japan Against Infectious Diseases Project” Research Grant (None)
Tsuchiya Memorial Medical Foundation (None)
Article History
Received: 2 October 2024
Accepted: 23 December 2024
First Online: 6 January 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Japanese ethical guidelines for medical and health research involving human subjects. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee for Epidemiology of Hiroshima University (E-2133). The requirement for written informed consent was waived because of the noninvasive study design as only residual whole blood samples were used.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.