El Baz, Shimaa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7912-4529
Zaher, Hanan Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-2956
Ragab, Wafaa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8274-4075
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mansoura University
Article History
Received: 5 April 2025
Accepted: 18 June 2025
First Online: 3 July 2025
Declarations
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: The current study was approved by Mansoura University, Animal Care and Use Committee (MU-ACUC, Egypt, Code No. MU-ACUC (VM.R.25.02.214), according to local Egyptian laws. Consent to participate: Patient consent was waived due to no minimal risk or harm being involved to humans, as the study involved non-invasive sampling of anonymized hand swabs with no personal data collected.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.