Odimegwu, Chioma L.
Ikefuna, Anthony N.
Okafor, Henrietta U.
Nwagha, Theresa
Ubesie, Agozie
Chinawa, Josephat M.
Article History
Received: 15 March 2022
Accepted: 15 July 2022
First Online: 4 August 2022
Declarations
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: The approval of the Health Research Ethics Committee of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu was obtained. Patients and parents or caregivers were duly informed in detail about the purpose of the study, the specimen for the study and its method of collection. A written informed consent was obtained from parents or caregivers of all study participants while an assent was obtained in participants aged 7 years and older. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.