Demissie, Engdawork
Amare, Azanaw
Birhanu, Muluken
Gizachew, Mucheye
Article History
Received: 20 November 2023
Accepted: 11 January 2024
First Online: 31 January 2024
Declarations
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: We conducted the study following the Declaration of Helsinki. An ethical approval was obtained from the Research and Ethical Review Committee of the School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar with reference number SBLS /214/2022. We disclosed the purpose of this study to the hospital director and laboratory personnel working in the hospital’s bacteriology laboratory and permission was obtained from the UoG-CSH. All eligible participants were informed about the purpose, anticipated benefits, and risks of the study, and informed consent was signed. Patients with positive results were linked to the attending physician for immediate treatment. All the information obtained from patients was kept confidential.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.