Younes, Nadin
Behnke, Jerzy M.
Ismail, Ahmed
Abu-Madi, Marawan A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Qatar Foundation (NPRP8-1556-3-313)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2020
Accepted: 30 October 2020
First Online: 20 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval to undertake the study in the current design was obtained from the Medical Research Centre and Research Committee at HMC, Qatar (Research protocol # 16367/16 (NPRP8–1556–3-313). Additionally, written informed consent was obtained from each participant on a document, that included an explanation of the significance of the study, participant requirements and rights, and information on sample collection. Confidentiality was maintained throughout and the identity of subjects was not available to us, other than through each individual’s reference number. Age, sex, and geographical region were recorded for each patient before taking a stool specimen.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.