Updates are available Correction dated 2021-02-18

Article History

Received: 14 September 2020

Accepted: 5 November 2020

First Online: 14 November 2020

Change Date: 15 December 2020

Change Type: Update

Change Details: Editor's Note: readers are alerted that the conclusions of this paper are subject to criticisms that are being considered by the Editor-in-Chief. Further editorial action will be taken as appropriate once the investigation into the concerns is complete and all parties have been given an opportunity to respond in full.

Change Date: 18 February 2021

Change Type: Correction

Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:

Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01506-2

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: All samples have been submitted for routine patient care and diagnostics. Ethics approval was not sought because the study involves laboratory validation of test methods and the secondary use of anonymous pathological specimens that falls under the category ‘exempted’ by “Comité de Etica para Investigación en Seres Humanos” from “Universidad de Las Américas”.

: NA.

: All authors have no conflict of interest to declare.