Balachander, Bharathi
Sharma, Arushi Rakesh
Stanley, Anusha Christina
Mathew, Nelia
K. Sridharamurthy, Shilpa
Manalel, Littina George
Shinde, Dhruv
Debur Visweswara, Ramesh
Subbaram Jois Narasipura, Omkar
Lewin, Maria
Rao, Suman
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (IIRP 2023 4233)
Article History
Received: 17 December 2025
Accepted: 4 March 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
:
: Yes, The study is approved by institute ethics committee of St. John’s medical college IEC − 193/2024. Written informed consent is obtained from parents(father or mother) or legal guardian if parents were not available. All our participants were less than 16 years of age.This is in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki.
: All authors approve the manuscript and consent to publish.
: The authors declare no competing interests.