Nagiyev, Togrul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5719-370X
Eker, Emel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-0437
Uckayabasi, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9650-4286
Hanta, Ismail https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8610-2937
Kayar, Begum https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9657-5970
Binokay, Hulya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-4574
Sertdemir, Yasar https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-3590
Koksal, Fatih https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-1525
Funding for this research was provided by:
Çukurova Üniversitesi (TDK-2016-5493)
Article History
Received: 31 October 2024
Accepted: 17 February 2025
First Online: 25 February 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee for Non-Invasive Clinical Research of the Faculty of Medicine of Cukurova University (Date: 06.11.2015 Decision No:31). We contacted the patients and explained our study's aim and the protocol for collecting sputum and blood specimens. After acquiring the permission of the patients, we began our work.
: Not applicable.