Evaluation of HIV-1 DNA levels among adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV-1 in Yaounde, Cameroon: A contribution to paediatric HIV cure research in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Authors: Aude Christelle Ka'e (Author), Maria Mercedes Santoro (Author), Leonardo Duca (Author), Collins Ambe Chenwi (Author), Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue (Author), Alex Durand Nka (Author), Naomi-Karell Etame (Author), Willy Leroi Togna Pabo (Author), Grace Beloumou (Author), Marie Laure Mpouel (Author), Sandrine Djupsa (Author), Desire Takou (Author), Samuel Martin Sosso (Author), Hyppolite K. Tchidjou (Author), Vittorio Colizzi (Author), Gregory-Edie (Author), Carlo-Federico Perno (Author), Sharon Lewin (Author), R Brad Jones (Author), Caroline T. Tiemessen (Author), Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein (Author), Joseph Fokam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: With the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), most children living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are growing toward adolescence, with scarcity of evidence on the size of viral reservoirs to enhance paediatric cure research strategies. This study aims to compare HIV-1 proviral D...