About the Authors

Diego Vicente

Affiliations Microbiology Service and Reference Laboratory for Meningococcal Infections of the Basque Country, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, Biomedical Research Centre Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain

Olatz Esnal

Affiliation Biomedical Research Centre Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain

M. José López de Goicoechea

Affiliation Microbiology Service, Hospital Galdakao, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain

Ramón Cisterna

Affiliation Microbiology Service, Hospital Basurto, Bilbao, Spain

Emilio Pérez-Trallero

mikrobiol@terra.es

Affiliations Microbiology Service and Reference Laboratory for Meningococcal Infections of the Basque Country, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, Biomedical Research Centre Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DV OE EPT. Performed the experiments: DV OE. Analyzed the data: DV MJLdG RC EPT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DV MJLdG RC EPT. Wrote the paper: DV EPT.