Author contributions
J.P.K. was the principal investigator responsible for the conduct of the study, M.G. was the deputy investigator. C.L. was responsible for the patient disposition. E.N., V.S., G.N., R.K., A.B., M.F. and F.H. contributed to the study conceptualisation. R.M., S.M.S., S.A. and P.M. designed the study protocol. P.A.de.A., H.M. and H.A.S. were investigators involved in the conduct of the study. H.G., M.S., and F.K. performed and supervised sample processing and viral load measurements. D.G., C.S. and B.S. were involved in data management. B.R. drafted the manuscript. H.S. was responsible for data management activities. C.A. performed the statistical analysis. N.W. reviewed, edited and finalised the manuscript. All authors contributed to the preparation of the manuscript, read and approved the manuscript.