Feng, Huiying
Liang, Hongdi
Xu, Huali
Huang, Shanshan
Li, Jianwei
Wen, Wenpei
Chen, Yuhui
Zhou, Fangjing
Funding for this research was provided by:
Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Tuberculosis (2020B1111170014)
Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 2 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was submitted and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Center for Tuberculosis Control of Guangdong Province (No. GDTBPJ20210007). This retrospective study analyzed pre-existing, de-identified patient data from a routine health information system and involved no patient intervention. As such, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee of the Center for Tuberculosis Control of Guangdong Province’s. All procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Law of the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in the People’s Republic of China and the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.