About the Authors

Blin Nagavci

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

dr.bnagavci@gmail.com

Affiliation Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Lukas Schwingshackl

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Ignacio Martin-Loeches

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Research Organization (MICRO), Leinster, Dublin, Ireland

Botond Lakatos

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Infectology, Department of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, South Pest Central Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Budapest, Hungary

Competing Interests

BN: consulting services in guideline methodology for the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), outside the submitted work. BN is a member of the GRADE working group, outside the submitted work. LS: Is a member of the GRADE working group, outside the submitted work. IML: lecture honoraria from Thermofisher, Gilead, MSD and advisory board Fresenius Kabi, MaaT Pharma, Gilead, Biotest, Accelerate, bioMérieux, outside the submitted work. BL: is the president of the Hungarian Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and Head of the Guideline Committee Working Group, outside the submitted work.