Kugalingam, Nirosha
De Silva, Deepthi
Abeysekera, Hiranya
Nanayakkara, Sriyani
Tirimanne, Shamala
Ranaweera, Dinali
Suravajhala, Prashanth
Chandrasekharan, Vishvanath
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Colombo (AP/3/2/2016/CG/27)
Article History
Received: 16 May 2023
Accepted: 31 October 2023
First Online: 6 November 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of Lady Ridgeway hospital, Colombo (LRH/DA/01/2016).Committee members.Dr. B.A.D. Jayawardene, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon -LRH.Dr. (Ms) Y.R.S.De Silva, Consultant Paediatrician -LRH.Dr. (Mrs) L.A.P. Perera, Consultant Anaesthetist -LRH.Dr. (Mrs) Kumudu Karunarathna, Consultant Microbiologist -LRH.Mrs. Y. Hettiarachchi, Chief Matron -LRH.Mr. S.S. Wanigasekara, Principal, Kannangara Vidyalaya.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) in case of minors (below 16 years of age).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.