About the Authors

Sointu Mero

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Meilahti Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research Center, MeiVac, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Tinja Lääveri

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Meilahti Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research Center, MeiVac, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

Johan Ursing

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Lars Rombo

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Centre for Clinical Research, Sörmland County Council, Eskilstuna, Sweden and Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Poul-Erik Kofoed

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Lillebaelt Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark

Anu Kantele

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

anu.kantele@hus.fi

Affiliations Human Microbiome Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Meilahti Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research Center, MeiVac, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: TL received honoraria from Pfizer unrelated to this article. AK received research grants from Valneva and Pfizer unrelated to this article. Other authors have declared that no competing interests.