Shirin, Neta
Arviv, Ofek
Zinman, Karina
Mizrahi, Bar
Peretz, Yovel
Revale, Sarit Moshayev
Levitan, Idan
Mishuk, Elena
Ungar, Lior
Biber, Asaf
Amit, Sharon
Zilberman-Daniels, Tal
Cohen, Zvi R.
Yahav, Dafna
Margalit, Ili
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: Dafna Yahav is an Editorial Board member of Infectious Diseases and Therapy . Dafna Yahav was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions. All other authors (Neta Shirin, Ofek Arviv, Karina Zinman, Bar Mizrahi, Yovel Peretz, Sarit Moshayev Revale, Idan Levitan, Elena Mishuk, Lior Ungar, Asaf Biber, Sharon Amit, Tal Zilberman-Daniels, Zvi R. Cohen, and Ili Margalit) declare no conflicts of interest.
: The institutional review board at Sheba Medical Center prospectively approved the study protocol (IRB approval reference number SMC-0162-23). An exemption from informed consent was granted due to the retrospective design. All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.