Hilbert, David W.
DeRyke, C. Andrew
Motyl, Mary
Hackel, Meredith
Young, Katherine
Article History
Received: 21 December 2022
Accepted: 18 April 2023
First Online: 13 June 2023
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and all relevant guidelines and regulations. Ethical approval and informed consent were not required because all isolates received into the study followed multiple subcultures and were completely de-identified. The secondary research use of de-identified isolates is considered exempt research according to the Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections (45 CFR 46).
: Not applicable.
: DWH, CAD, MM, and KY are employees of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (MSD), who may own stock and/or hold stock options in Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. MH is an employee of IHMA, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA. IHMA received financial support from MSD to perform the analyses presented.