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Article History

Received: 13 June 2019

Accepted: 24 September 2019

First Online: 14 October 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The research committee of the Institute of Tropical Biological Research of the University of Cordoba approved the ethics protocol, and informed consent was obtained from all patients. Patients were registered using an anonymous numeric code. The study incorporated procedures, management, and conservation of samples, and technical-administrative procedures for health research required by resolution 8430 of the Ministry of Health of Colombia, in 1993 and declaration of Helsinki for ethical and medical research in human subjects. The study was considered as minimal risk.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.