Ciara O'Connor *, 1
These authors contributed equally to the work.

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Mary Meehan 1
These authors contributed equally to the work.
Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory (IMSRL), Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Robert Cunney
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory (IMSRL), Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
Maeve Eogan
Department of Obstetrics, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Richard J. Drew
Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory (IMSRL), Temple Street Children's University Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
Clinical Innovation Unit, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland