High bacterial and viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Archippe Muhandule Birindwa ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: archippe.muhandule.birindwa@gu.se, birindwaarchippe@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Panzi Hospital, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Institut Superieur Technique Medical, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0666-9763

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• Lucia Gonzales-Siles,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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• Rickard Nordén,

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3866-7228

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• Shadi Geravandi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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• Jeanière Tumusifu Manegabe,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Panzi Hospital, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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• Lambert Morisho,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Panzi Hospital, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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• Stay Saili Mushobekwa,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Institut Superieur Technique Medical, Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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• Rune Andersson,

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

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8133-1199

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• Susann Skovbjerg

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden

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