Amoah, L. E.
Nuvor, S. V.
Obboh, E. K.
Acquah, F. K.
Asare, K.
Singh, S. K.
Boampong, J. N.
Theisen, M.
Williamson, K. C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1R03AI103638)
University of Ghana (URF/5/ILG-013/2011-2012)
Article History
Received: 27 April 2017
Accepted: 16 August 2017
First Online: 23 August 2017
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Archived sera used in this study were from a previous cross sectional study approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Cape Coast (UCCIRB/28/09/3.1.1) in addition to the Ethical Review Board of the Ministry of Health, Ghana (GHS-ERC 17/01/12) and carried out in the Central Region of Ghana between 2011 and 2012. All participants and parents of minors were educated on the study and gave written consent prior to sample collection. All patient information is treated as confidential.
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