About the Authors

James Powell

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, School of Medicine and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Clare M. Crowley

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Brid Minihan

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Mendinaro Imcha

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Nuala H. O’Connell

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, School of Medicine and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Roy K. Philip

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, University of Limerick School of Medicine, Limerick, Ireland

Colum P. Dunne

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

colum.dunne@ul.ie

Affiliation School of Medicine and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation, and Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.