Cai, Zhifeng
Lu, Xun
Ni, Hua
Xu, Zhi
Article History
Received: 31 July 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Declarations
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: This research does not involve any content that violates any personal rights of the subjects. Since this project did not involve clinical intervention and all patient information was de-identified, the requirement for informed consent was waived. This study conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki and has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Zhangjiagang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (approval number: ZJGCDCLL-2025001) and the Ethics Committee of Zhangjiagang Fifth People’s Hospital (approval number: yxll202507002). All protocols are carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.