From the ∗Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health
†Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia
‡Department of Radiology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo
§Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás
¶Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia
∥Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
∗∗Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Acknowledgments: The authors would like to acknowledge Ana Lívia Santos Sousa and Amanda de Oliveira Guimarães from the Federal University of Goiás for their contribution to laboratory testing. The authors also acknowledge the support of Edson Santana during data collection.
Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: The authors do not have any conflicts of interest to declare.
This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás—Brasil (FAPEG; No. 04/2017). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES; Finance Code 001).
Correspondence: Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, PhD, R. 235, s/n, Setor Leste Universitário, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, 74605-050 Goiânia, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected].
Received for publication September 2, 2022, and accepted April 27, 2023.
