Sarwar, Sumbal
Aslam, Sara
Khalid, Hamna
Hameed, Muhammad Ajmal
Khan, Javeria
Shabana,
Article History
Received: 19 April 2024
Accepted: 4 February 2025
First Online: 3 March 2025
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the local research ethical committee, Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (approval # MMG1958-13/10/2020). Written informed consent was taken from the parents or guardians of patients. All methods were carried out in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.