Mihatsch, Lorenz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-7964
Schartner, Lisa
de Luna, Julia Lange
Höhler, Chiara
Bucka, Lara
Lovrenovic, Lea
Eidenschink, Sophie
Schmuck, Birgit
Bienemann, Viktoria
Christa, Catharina
Mittelstraß, Kirstin
Hausruckinger, Anna
Warlitz, Cordula
Michel, Kaja
Gerrer, Katrin
Freitag, Helma
Scheibenbogen, Carmen
Pricoco, Rafael
Behrends, Uta
Funding for this research was provided by:
Technische Universität München
Article History
Received: 8 March 2026
Accepted: 7 July 2026
First Online: 15 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the TUM University Hospital (2022-585_1) and adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki and its subsequent amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion, and in case of minors, from their legal guardians.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interest: U.B. reports research funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Joint Committee. All other authors report no conflict of interest.