Mendoza, Myrna
Lagamayo, Evelina
Barez, Marie Yvette
Wadhwa, Vaidehi
Payawal, Evan
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pfizer Limited
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 17 April 2026
First Online: 10 May 2026
Declarations
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: Institutional Review Board (IRB) assessment was requested from the St Luke’s Medical Center Institutional Ethics Review Committee (IERC), Davao Doctor’s Hospital Research Ethics Committee (REC), and National Kidney and Transplant Institute Research Ethics Committee (REC). The collection of isolates and anonymized demographic patient data was done according to all relevant guidelines and regulations. Individual patient consent was assessed by IRB in each institution to be not needed.
: Not Applicable.
: MM declares no conflict of interest. EL has received honoraria from Pfizer for consultancy as speaker and advisory board member. MYB has received honoraria from Pfizer for consultancy as speaker and advisory board member. VW is a full-time employee of Pfizer Products India Private Limited and owns Pfizer stock. EP is a full-time employee of Pfizer Philippines Inc.