Rocha, Rafael
Gonçalves, Luzia
Conceição, Cláudia
Andrade, Patrícia
Cristóvão, José Manuel
Condeço, Jorge
Delgado, Beatriz
Caeiro, Cristina
Kuzmenko, Tetyana
Vasconcelos, Eugénia
Escoval, Maria Antónia
Rey, Carmen
Guz, Madalina
Norte, Cláudia
Aldeia, Carlos
Cruz, Diego
Maia, Carla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (PhD grant (UI/BD/151067/2021))
FCT (GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020), GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020), GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020), GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020), GHTM (UID/Multi/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020 and UIDP/00006/2020) and LA-REAL (LA/P/0117/2020))
Tropical Clinic Unit
Article History
Received: 21 July 2023
Accepted: 24 September 2023
First Online: 10 October 2023
Declarations
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: This study received approval from the ethics committees of the following institutions: Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (reference 1.22); Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação; Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve; Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora; Unidade Local de Saúde do Norte Alentejano; Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo; Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano. Additionally, the study was authorized by the administration councils of all the involved hospitals. All participants were informed about the study protocol and signed an informed consent form allowing for sample and data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.