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Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC/UFH/P790)
National Research Foundation (102463)
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Article History
Received: 13 November 2019
Accepted: 17 March 2020
First Online: 30 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The ethical approval was obtained from the University of Fort Hare Ethics committee with certificate reference number: IWE001, the approval to conduct this research was obtained from the Department of Health, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa while the permission to collect sample was sought from the patients through verbal informed consent with the adult participants and in the case of children, permission was granted by parent(s)/guardian(s) and/or caregivers of enrolled children prior to enrolment. The anonymity of patient’s records (names etc.) was maintained.
: Not Applicable. This manuscript does not contain data from any other person.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
