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Article History

Received: 2 December 2023

Accepted: 23 October 2024

First Online: 11 November 2024

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University (Institutional Review Board (IRB): 00012098-FWA number: 00018699, serial number: 0107784). In compliance with institutional guidelines, the need for informed consents from patients was waived by the IRB as this study did not involve any direct experiments with human participants or animals. The clinical isolates used were obtained from pre-existing clinical collections assembled as part of routine standard diagnostic laboratory practices in the medical microbiology laboratory. Furthermore, all clinical isolates were anonymized, ensuring that no patient identifying information was accessed or disclosed during the study and all data remained confidential and protected. Moreover, neither the diagnosis nor treatment of the patients was altered, and no additional procedures were performed.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.