About the Authors

Brandusa Elena Lixandru

Contributed equally to this work with: Brandusa Elena Lixandru, Ani Ioana Cotar

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Ani Ioana Cotar

Contributed equally to this work with: Brandusa Elena Lixandru, Ani Ioana Cotar

aniioana@gmail.com

Affiliations Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania, The European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

Monica Straut

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Codruta Romanita Usein

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Dana Cristea

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Simona Ciontea

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Dorina Tatu-Chitoiu

† Deceased.

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Irina Codita

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Alexandru Rafila

Affiliation Matei Bals National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Calistrat Grozovici Street 1, Bucharest, Romania

Maria Nica

Affiliation Victor Babes Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Mihai Bravu Road 281, Bucharest, Romania

Mariana Buzea

Affiliation Elias Emergency University Hospital, Mărăsti Avenue 17, Bucharest, Romania

Anda Baicus

Affiliation Emergency University Hospital Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 169, Bucharest, Romania

Mihaela Camelia Ghita

Affiliation Fundeni Clinical Institute, Fundeni Road 258, Bucharest, Romania

Irina Nistor

Affiliation Grigore Alexandrescu Emergency Children Hospital, Iancu de Hunedoara Avenue 30–32, Bucharest, Romania

Cristina Tuchiluş

Affiliation St. Spiridon Emergency Clinical Hospital, Piaţa Independenţei 1, Iasi, Romania

Marina Indreas

Affiliation Bacau County Emergency Hospital, Spiru Haret Street 2–4, Bacau, Romania

Felicia Antohe

Affiliation Nicolae Simionescu Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology, B.P. Hasdeu Street 8, Bucharest, Romania

Corinna Glasner

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands

Hajo Grundmann

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, Netherlands

Aftab Jasir

Affiliation The European Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

Maria Damian

Affiliation Cantacuzino National Institute of Research-Development for Microbiology and Immunology, Splaiul Independentei 103, Bucharest, Romania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MD FA CG HG. Performed the experiments: BEL DC SC DT-C AR MN MB AB MCG IN CT MI. Analyzed the data: AIC MS CRU IC. Wrote the paper: AIC AJ.