Claudia, Soria-Segarra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0896-6291
Carmen, Soria-Segarra https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-3480
Andrés, Diaz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-1131
Marcela, Miranda-Ayala https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-100X
Kerly, Cevallos-Apolo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9592-1851
Bryan, Bombón Moreno https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8133-9687
John, Chuzan J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3441-0812
José, Gutierrez-Fernández https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6146-9740
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (SIU#510-298)
Article History
Received: 31 January 2023
Accepted: 5 July 2023
First Online: 2 August 2023
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and approved by the “Comite de Etica del Hospital Clinica Kennedy” [HCK-CEISH-19-0016]. Informed consent was waived by the Ethical Committee, to collect the strains from biological samples and anonymized clinical information. No data could be gathered from the subjects from whom the strains were isolated. We gained approval from each institution's clinical records committee. There was no risk to the subjects, and the study was found to be of high public health benefit.
: Not applicable.
: There are no competing interests to declare.