Joy, Nnanna
Ebere, Okoye
Tochukwu, Nnanna
Onochie-Igbinedion, Ifeyinwa
Harrison, Abone
Charles, Esimone
Ikegbunam, Moses
Article History
Received: 21 May 2023
Accepted: 9 October 2025
First Online: 4 November 2025
Declarations
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: All experimental protocol were approved by the institutional review board of Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State (FMC/ASB/A81 VOL XII/89) and Delta State Hospital Management board, Warri (CHW/ECC VOL 1/174). Informed consents were obtained from all subjects and their legal guardians(s) in case of minor’s prior to sample collection. The study protocol has been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.