Sarwar, Sumbal
Shabana,
Sajjad, Khadija
Hasnain, Shahida
Funding for this research was provided by:
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan (518-111767-2BS5-019, 518-111767-2BS5-019, 518-111767-2BS5-019, 518-111767-2BS5-019)
Article History
Received: 19 May 2022
Accepted: 16 January 2023
First Online: 9 February 2023
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the local research ethics 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.