Bizimana, Jules
Ndayisenga, Jerome
Kajumbura, Henry
Mulepo, Phillip
Christine, Najjuka Florence
Article History
Received: 16 October 2022
Accepted: 11 March 2023
First Online: 1 April 2023
Declarations
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: The study got ethical clearance from Higher degree and Graduate Research Ethics committee (HDREC) of School of Biomedical sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, and Institutional Review Board (Reference number: SBS-HDREC-400). The permission to collect data was obtained from Mulago National Referral Hospital, Orthopedic wards and Department of Microbiology. All study participants signed consent form before being enrolled in the study. Laboratory numbers but not names were used for identification of stool samples and consent from the patients were obtained before any sample was collected. All samples collected were coded and secured with restricted access.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.