Anorue, Micheal
Ejikeugwu, Chika
Iroha, Chidinma Stacy
David, Ebuka Elijah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6903-6392
Nwabueze, Ejike Francis
Iroha, Ifeanyichukwu Romanus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-3955
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Accepted: 20 August 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
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: Informed consent to participate was obtained from all of the participants in the study. The Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Research and Ethics committee of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria prior to the commencement of this research work, with reference number; AE-FUTHA/REC/VOL.3/2021/168. All samples collected from the hospital under investigation were processed and handled according to the Helsinki principles for human and animal research.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.