Zhang, Fan
Wang, Hao
Liu, Liyu
Su, Teng
Ji, Bing
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81873927, 62173212)
Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province (tsqn202103165)
Clinical Research Center of Shandong University (2020SDUCRCC013)
Article History
Received: 27 June 2023
Accepted: 12 September 2023
First Online: 10 October 2023
Declarations
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: We confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations (declaration of helsinki). Patients with positive blood bacterial culture between 2019 and 2020 were included according to a protocol approved by the Ethics Committee of Qilu Hospital, Shandong University (approval no. KYLL-2018153). The need for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee/Institutional Review Board of Qilu Hospital, Shandong University (approval no. KYLL-2018153), because of the retrospective nature of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.