About the Authors

Eric Kasongo Mukenge

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Christian Nsimba Lengo

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Blaise Matondo-Manzambi Sumbu

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Jérémie Masidi Muwonga

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Jean-Robert Rissassi Makulo

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mamy Zita Ngole

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Ben Izizag Bepouka

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Guyguy Kamwiziku

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Hippolyte Nani-Tuma Situakibanza

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mireille Nkanga Nganga

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gustave Ntita Ilunga

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Fonce Tshibawu Nkunda

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

nkodilaaliocha@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Protestant University of Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Steve Mundeke Ahuka

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Competing Interests

The authors declare no known conflict of interest.