Steixner, Stephan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-509X
Bauer, Angelika https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2413-3425
Bellmann-Weiler, Rosa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-111X
Lass-Flörl, Cornelia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2946-7785
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical University of Innsbruck (D-155110-017-016)
Article History
Received: 30 August 2025
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 10 March 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in this study, specifically for analysing white aggregates in UTC. For the investigation of the CFU variability, residual samples from routine diagnostics were used.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Innsbruck.