High bacterial and viral load in the upper respiratory tract of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Archippe M BirindwaLucia Gonzales-SilesRickard NordénShadi GeravandiJeanière Tumusifu ManegabeLambert MorishoStay Saili MushobekwaRune AnderssonSusann SkovbjergPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The burden of respiratory pathogens including S. pneumoniae in Congolese children was high but relatively few children had RSV. Non-PCV13 serotypes/serogroups became predominant soon after PCV13 was introduced in DR Congo.