About the Authors
- Garba Iliyasu
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Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
- Dimie Ogoina
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Niger Delta University/Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Akan A. Otu
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Farouq M. Dayyab
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Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
- Bassey Ebenso
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Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Daniel Otokpa
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Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Stella Rotifa
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Affiliation Department of Public Health, Federal Medical Center, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Wisdom T. Olomo
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Affiliation Infection Control Unit, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Abdulrazaq G. Habib
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* E-mail: abdulrazaq_habib@yahoo.co.uk
Affiliation Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AGH GI AAO BE D. Ogoina. Performed the experiments: GI D. Ogoina AAO FMD BE D. Otokpa WTO SR AGH. Analyzed the data: AGH GI D. Ogoina AAO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GI D. Ogoina AAO AGH. Wrote the paper: GI D. Ogoina AAO FMD BE D. Otokpa WTO SR AGH.