Rahden, Paul
Barrow, Ebrima
Bah, Haddy
Bittaye, Sheikh Omar
Nygren, David
Badjan, Abdoulie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin
Article History
Received: 6 May 2024
Accepted: 21 January 2025
First Online: 5 February 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol and study procedures were approved by EFSTH Research Ethics Committee (Reference number EFSTH_REC_2023_121; approval 23rd of October 2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving humans (). In accordance with national and international guidelines and institutional policies, this retrospective study has been conducted using previously collected data. Analysis of existing data sets, and all personal identifiers have been removed to ensure confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations. Necessity to obtain informed consent was waived by the EFSTH Research Ethics Committee since data was obtained and presented anonymously without presence of a code.
: Consent for identifying images, other personal data, or clinical details was not applicable, as none were recorded or extracted in our study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.