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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAfter institutional review board approval (Ethical Committee of the Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, R15013), the need for informed consent was waived and the study conforms to the ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Conflicts of interestNone declared. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Conflicts of interest None declared. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This work was supported by research funding from The Competitive State Research Financing of the Expert Responsibility area of Tampere University Hospital, Tuberculosis Foundation, The Finnish Heart Association, and The Finnish Cultural Foundation. Open access funding provided by Tampere University (including Tampere University Hospital)."