Shrestha, Raj Kumar
Thapa, Ashmita
Shrestha, Dhruba
Pokhrel, Sabi
Aryal, Anubhav
Adhikari, Rupika
Shrestha, Nipun
Dhoubhadel, Bhim Gopal
Parry, Christopher M
Article History
Received: 22 February 2023
Accepted: 28 August 2023
First Online: 13 September 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the ethical review committee of the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) (Reg. no. 100/2020). The ethics committee of NHRC waived the need for informed consent due to the retrospective nature of this study. The bacterial isolates were obtained as a part of the hospital’s routine patient diagnosis, and the current work was conducted as a part of the hospital’s routine surveillance. Data used in this retrospective study were accessed from microbiology laboratory records which were devoid of any personal identifiers. Thus, individual written informed consent was not applicable and was waived by the ethical review committee of NHRC. All methods were carried out in compliance with National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research in Nepal 2022.
: Not applicable.