Funding for this research was provided by:
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (86676, 86676, 86676)
Article History
Received: 19 November 2024
Accepted: 17 February 2025
First Online: 27 February 2025
Declarations
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: This research was approved by the Ardabil University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee (Reference number: IR.ARUMS.REC.1396.53). All methods followed relevant guidelines and regulations under the Helsinki Declaration (). Clinical isolates were collected from the hospital’s bacterial repository solely for research purposes, and no patient samples or patient data were used in this study. Consequently, the requirement for informed consent from participants was waived by the Regional Research Ethics Committee of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.