About the Authors

Bive Zono Bive

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

bive.zono@unikin.ac.cd

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Molecular Biology Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Rosalie Sacheli

Contributed equally to this work with: Rosalie Sacheli, Georges Mvumbi Lelo, Marie-Pierre Hayette

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, National Reference Centre for Mycosis, University Hospital Centre of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Hippolyte Situakibanza Nani-Tuma

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine/Department of Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Pius Kabututu Zakayi

Roles Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Molecular Biology Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Alex Ka

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital-Research and Education Network, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia

Marcel Mbula Mambimbi

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine/Department of Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Gaultier Muendele

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Internal Medicine Department, Advanced HIV Disease Management Unit, Centre Hospitalier Mère et Enfant de NGABA, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Raphael Boreux

Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Nicole Landu

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Internal Medicine Department, Advanced HIV Disease Management Unit, Centre Médical et Evangélique Révérend LUYINDU, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Celestin Nzanzu Mudogo

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Molecular Biology Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Pierre-Robert M’Buze

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Internal Medicine Department, Advanced HIV Disease Management Unit, Centre Hospitalier Roi Baudouin 1er, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Michel Moutschen

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Wieland Meyer

Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital-Research and Education Network, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia, Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Georges Mvumbi Lelo

Contributed equally to this work with: Rosalie Sacheli, Georges Mvumbi Lelo, Marie-Pierre Hayette

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Molecular Biology Service, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Marie-Pierre Hayette

Contributed equally to this work with: Rosalie Sacheli, Georges Mvumbi Lelo, Marie-Pierre Hayette

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium, National Reference Centre for Mycosis, University Hospital Centre of Liege, Liege, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.