Tomczyk, Sara
McCracken, John P.
Contreras, Carmen Lucia
Lopez, Maria Renee
Bernart, Chris
Moir, Juan Carlos
Escobar, Kenneth
Reyes, Lisette
Arvelo, Wences
Lindblade, Kim
Peruski, Leonard
Bryan, Joe P.
Verani, Jennifer R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Article History
Received: 13 June 2018
Accepted: 15 April 2019
First Online: 3 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The surveillance protocol received approval from the institutional review boards of UVG (Guatemala City, Guatemala) and CDC (Atlanta, GA, USA) and the National Health Ethics Committee of the Guatemala Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. Verbal consent was obtained from all patients prior to eligibility screening; written informed consent from all eligible patients willing to participate- Parents/guardians provided consent for patients < 18 years.
: Not Applicable.
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