Guevara, Ángel Gustavo
Vicuña, Yosselin
Anselmi, Mariella
Marquez, Monica
Huerlo, Francisco Robinzón
Valerio, Matteo
Mazzi, Cristina
Tamarozzi, Francesca
Buonfrate, Dora https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-6822
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministero della Salute (L3P1)
Article History
Received: 18 March 2026
Accepted: 17 June 2026
First Online: 4 July 2026
Declarations
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: The sample collection was performed as part of the ESTRELLA study, which obtained ethical clearance from the Comité de Ética de Investigación en Seres Humanos de la Universidad Central del Ecuador, CEISH-UCE, number 0001-FCM-UCE-BIO-2021. Parental/legal guardian permission was demonstrated by signing/fingerprinting the study consent form, together with the child assent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.