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Article History

Received: 27 November 2023

Accepted: 21 June 2024

First Online: 26 June 2024

Declarations

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: These data were included anonymously in the database after excluding personal data as part of the mission of the National Reference Centre for meningococci and <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> (NRCMHi) for routine surveillance of IMD and isolate identification and typing. The procedure for collecting samples and information was submitted and approved by the CNIL N°1475242/2011 (<i>Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés)</i> and the requirement for consent was waived as the characterisation is one of the routine missions of the NRCMHi. As an independent national institution, the CNIL is not affiliated to a specific university. However, this work was approved by the internal ethics committee of Institut Pasteur Paris, which is affiliated to the Paris Cité University.

: Not applicable.

: MKT performs contract works for the Institut Pasteur funded by GSK, Sanofi and Pfizeroutside the submitted manuscript, and MKT and AED have a patent with GSK, 630133. ST was a recipient of a fellowship from Pfizer that had no role in the data collection, interpretation, or writing of the manuscript.