Saif, Nehal A.
Elghaish, Reem A.
Badr, Eman
Mouftah, Shaimaa F.
Shawky, Sherine M.
Pascoe, Ben
Sheppard, Samuel K.
Elhadidy, Mohamed
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mansoura University
Article History
Received: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Declarations
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: This retrospective study was conducted using previously collected historical microbial isolates and involved only genomic analyses. No identifiable patient information or new human data were collected as part of this research. In accordance with the policies and regulations of the Ethics Committee at Zewail City of Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Egyptian Central Directorate of Research and Health Development, formal ethical approval and individual informed consent were not required for this study. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: I, Mohamed Elhadidy, the corresponding author of the manuscript, hereby provide consent for the publication of our manuscript entitled " Pathoadaptive Evolution and Clonal Dissemination of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Egypt " in BMC Infectious Diseases.
: The authors declare no competing interests.