Zachariah, Ongwae H.
Lizzy, Mwamburi A.
Rose, Kakai
Angela, Mutuku M.
Article History
Received: 9 July 2020
Accepted: 11 January 2021
First Online: 23 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Joint Institutional Research and Ethics Committee (IREC) of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Moi University. The certificate approval number issued was 00762. Informed written consent was obtained from the parents or guardian of the study participants. Participants were allowed to consent without any coercion. For each confirmed infection case, the responsible physicians were informed and appropriate treatment immediately commenced after the samples were collected and diagnosis performed. Information obtained at each stage of the study was kept confidential. Results on isolated pathogens and antibiotic sensitivity thereof were availed to respective clinicians for appropriate patient care.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.