Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Adel Salah Bediwy, Nermin Kamal Saeed, Hosameldin A Bediwy, Reem Elbeltagi
Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31511, Alghrabia, Egypt
Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Department of Pediatric, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Manama, Bahrain
Adel Salah Bediwy, Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Alghrabia, Egypt
Adel Salah Bediwy, Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Manama, Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Medical Microbiology Section, Department of Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 26671, Manama, Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Medical Microbiology Section, Department of Pathology, Irish Royal College of Surgeon, Busaiteen 15503, Muharraq, Bahrain
Hosameldin A Bediwy, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Algharbia, Egypt
Reem Elbeltagi, Department of Medicine, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain, Busiateen 15503, Muharraq, Bahrain
Co-first authors: Mohammed Al-Beltagi and Adel Salah Bediwy.
Author contributions: Al-Biltagi M, Bediwy AS, Saeed NK, Bediwy HA, and Elbeltagi R collected the data, wrote the manuscript, and revised it.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Mohammed Al-Beltagi, MBChB, MD, PhD, Academic Editor, Chairman, Full Professor, Research Scientist, Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Al-Bahr Street, Tanta 31511, Alghrabia, Egypt.
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Received: June 13, 2024
Revised: October 12, 2024
Accepted: November 7, 2024
Published online: January 15, 2025
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