Xu, Weizhen
Top, Janetta
Viveen, Mattheus C.
Slyzkyi, Andrii
Hermans, Noud
van Erp, Sarah
Eiloz, Dafna
Anthony, Richard
Kremer, Kristin
Schürch, Anita C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health~Holland (LSHM22031)
Article History
Received: 25 March 2025
Accepted: 11 November 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study is compliant with the Declaration of Helsinki. The sputum samples used in this study included residual and completely anonymized material from routine diagnostic protocols at University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU). Ethical approval for the use of the sputum samples for this study was obtained from the UMCU Biobank Research Ethics Committee (TCBio) with approval number: TCBio 25–063. This approval waives the need for patient consent to participation according to TCBio regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.