Kugalingam, Nirosha
de Silva, Deepthi
Abeysekera, Hiranya
Nanayakkara, Sriyani
Tirimanne, Shamala
Chandrasekharan, Vishvanath
Jayawardana, Pushpa Lalani
Article History
Received: 22 August 2023
Accepted: 24 June 2024
First Online: 17 July 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical committee of Lady Ridgeway hospital, Colombo (LRH/DA/01/2016).Committee members.Dr. B.A.D. Jayawardene, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon -LRH.Dr. (Ms) Y.R.S.De Silva, Consultant Paediatrician -LRH.Dr. (Mrs) L.A.P. Perera, Consultant Anaesthetist -LRH.Dr. (Mrs) Kumudu Karunarathna, Consultant Microbiologist -LRH.Mrs. Y. Hettiarachchi, Chief Matron -LRH.Mr. S.S. Wanigasekara, Principal, Kannangara Vidyalaya.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulation.Informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) in case of minors (below 16 years of age).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.