Correction : BMC Infectious Diseases (2023) 23:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07947-6

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the author name of Claudia Dellavia.

The incorrect author name is: Claudia Dallavia.

The correct author name is: Claudia Dellavia.

The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.