Dutta, Supradip
Nath, Shreyasi
Das, Raina
Bakshi, Sagnik
Majumdar, Moumita
Ghosh, Anwesha
Baskey, Upasana
Chowdhury, Prosanto Kumar
Sadhukhan, Provash Chandra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-0530
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal (758(sanc.)/ST/P/S&T/9G-8/2014, dated—27.11.2014)
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 20 August 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (currently known as Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections), vide letter number- A-1/2016-IEC. The study is in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practices guidelines, 2008. Patients were informed, and written consent was obtained from patients at the time of enrolment for this study.
: All authors have agreed to the publication. All the authors listed have read the manuscript and are fully aware of this submission process. This manuscript has not been published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
: The authors declare no competing interests.