Ebrahimi, Golnaz
Attaran, Bahareh
Mohammadi, Ali
Article History
Received: 12 February 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 18 May 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethics declarations: Clinical sample collection and bacterial isolation were conducted in accordance with protocols approved by the Committee on Ethical Issues in Medical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran (Ref. No. IR.PII.REC.1394.57). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients before sample collection. All procedures were performed in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations.