Gupta, Aditi
Arora, Kushagri
Bhandari, Sneha
Sikka, Ruhi
Wassmer, Samuel C.
Bharti, Praveen Kumar
Gupta, Himanshu
Article History
Received: 20 February 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2025
First Online: 25 August 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC no.: NIRTH/IEC/1283/2015) of ICMR-NIRTH, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, as well as from the Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC no.: IECJNMC/1013) of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants and/or legal guardians provided signed informed consent, and patient details were kept confidential with unique study numbers, adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. All experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.