Hegde, Sonia
Benoit, Stephen R.
Arvelo, Wences
Lindblade, Kim
López, Beatriz
McCracken, John P.
Bernart, Chris
Roldan, Aleida
Bryan, Joe P.
Article History
First Online: 10 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The surveillance protocol was approved by the institutional review boards of UVG (Guatemala City, Guatemala) and CDC (Atlanta, GA) (CDC IRB #5150). Verbal consent was requested of patients in order to screen them for eligibility. Written, informed consent was obtained from eligible patients willing to participate. For patients < 18 years of age, parents or guardians were asked to provide written, informed consent for the participation of the patient. Children aged seven through 17 were asked for written informed assent.
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