Sarpong, Abena Kyeraa
Odoi, Hayford
Boakye, Yaw Duah
Boamah, Vivian Etsiapa
Agyare, Christian
Article History
Received: 13 June 2023
Accepted: 19 June 2024
First Online: 19 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Committee of Human Research Publications and Ethics of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) (CHRPE/AP/551/17) and the Research and Development Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana (RD/CR17/079). All the methods included in this study are in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (WMA, 2013) [].
: A written consent/approval was sought from the management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Microbiology Department and Medilab Diagnostics. The aim and benefits of the study were clearly explained to participants. Informed consent in the form of written and verbal consent were sought from respondents before their samples were collected for the study. For respondents who were minors, informed consent in the form of written and verbal consent were sought from their parents or legal guardians before their samples were collected for the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.