About the Authors

Danielle Nader

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

Nicola Fletcher

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Gerard F. Curley

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Steven W. Kerrigan

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

skerrigan@rcsi.ie

Affiliation Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.