Iftikhar, Sandleen
Waagsbø, Bjørn
Funding for this research was provided by:
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Article History
Received: 30 July 2024
Accepted: 4 February 2025
First Online: 3 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study group has previously been granted approval by the hospital administration and data protections officials to conduct studies on lower respiratory tract infections. We also received approval by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Central Norway (REC 2017/1439), stating that informed consent to participate was deemed unnecessary due to retrospective study design. Therefore, no informed consent to participate was obtained from participants.
: Not applicable.
: Bjørn Waagsbø is a member of the organizing committee for the national clinical practice guideline for antimicrobial therapy in hospitals of the Health Directorate.