Almeida-Santos, Ana C.
Tedim, Ana P.
Duarte, Bárbara
Pereira, Ana P.
Silva, Luís M.
Teixeira, Júlio
Castro, Ana P.
Roer, Louise
Hammerum, Anette M.
Hasman, Henrik
Coque, Teresa M.
Novais, Carla
Freitas, Ana R.
Peixe, Luísa
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Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 7 April 2026
First Online: 5 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Centro Hospitalar do Porto (Comissão de Ética da ULS de Santo António, ULSSA), Portugal. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee, as the study used samples collected as part of routine clinical practice, with no additional procedures performed for research purposes, and all data were analyzed in anonymized form. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.