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Authors
- Timothy D. McHugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-8594)
- Özge Yetiş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-1352)
- Conor S. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-676X)
- Samuel Yui
- Linzy Elton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4270-1553)
- Sylvia Rofael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-2469)
- Emmanuel Wey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-9524)
- Damien Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6837-6467)
- M. Muzslay
- Kush Karia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5935-7907)
- Alan Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7928-0353)
- Imogen Ward
- Ellinor Shore
- Jelena Heaphy
- Liam Commins
- S. Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9933-0832)
- Vicky Pang
- Estelle Caine
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-024-00762-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust