Lee, Chang Hyeon
Kim, Kyu-Min
Shin, Jeong-Ih
Jeong, Da Min
Byun, Jung-Hyun
Jung, Myung Hwan
Kang, Hyung-Lyun
Kwon, Kee Woong
Baik, Seung Chul
Lee, Woo-Kon
Ahn, Seong-Ki
Yim, Chae Dong
Hur, Dong Gu
Lee, Jung Woo
Shin, Min-Kyoung
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Republic of Korea (2022ER250300)
Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea (NRF-2019R1I1A3A01059312)
Article History
Received: 14 June 2024
Accepted: 27 September 2024
First Online: 14 October 2024
Declarations
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: This study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. It received approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Gyeongsang National University Hospital on May 24, 2024, under the IRB approval number [2024-24-006-002]. Due to the retrospective design of the study and the absence of any associated harm to the participants, the IRB waived the need for investigators to obtain signed informed consent forms from the participants. The bacterial strains analyzed were provided by the Fastidious Specialized Pathogen Resources Bank (a member of the National Culture Collection for Pathogens, GNUH, Jinju, Korea), which supplies clinically isolated strains for research purposes under ethical guidelines.
: The authors declare no competing interests.