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Received: 13 August 2024

Accepted: 23 December 2025

First Online: 2 January 2026

Declarations

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: The ethical approval of this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of College of Medicine and Health Science at University of Science and technology; MEC No. (MEC/AD07) according to standards of Helsinki Declaration. In addition, written informed consent was obtained from each woman before performing any procedure.

: Not applicable.

: A.N.M.G is an Assistant Professor in Diagnostic and Molecular Microbiology Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Aden, Yemen, M.A.A.A is an Associate Professor in Microbiology and Immunology Department of Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aden University, Aden, Yemen, N.M.A has an MSC degree in Medical Microbiology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen.

: The authors declare no competing interests.