About the Authors

Ashraf I. Khasawneh

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

ashrafkh@hu.edu.jo

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Nisreen M. Himsawi

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Jumana A. Abu-Raideh

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Ashraf Sammour

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Hazem Abu Safieh

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Ali Obeidat

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Irbid Specialty Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

Mohammed Azab

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Amjed A. Tarifi

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Specialized Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Abdallah Al Khawaldeh

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Hafez Al-Momani

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Sofian Al Shboul

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Tareq Saleh

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.