Albitres-Flores, Leonardo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-3615
Huayanay-Espinoza, Carlos A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8462-3218
Safary, Elvis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-7760
Vetter, Beatrice https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-472X
Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-1443
Lazo-Porras, Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-5476
Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-1376
Funding for this research was provided by:
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics
Article History
Received: 23 May 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru (IRB00001014, date of approval: September 4th, 2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was further modified by an IRB-approved amendment adding a review of participants’ medical records to confirm reported diagnoses and follow-ups visits. All participants signed an informed consent after the aims and procedures of the study were explained. Personal data of the participants were available exclusively to the personnel assigned to each study site and to the research team. Deidentified databases were analysed using codes assigned to each participant. No personal data has been published.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.