The mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 and profile of viral reservoirs in pediatric population: A systematic review with meta-analysis of the Cameroonian studies.
Aude Christelle Ka'eAlex Durand NkaBouba YagaiIrénée Domkam KammogneEzechiel Ngoufack Jagni SemengueAubin Joseph NanfackCeline NkenfouMichel Carlos Tommo TchouaketDesire TakouSamuel Martin SossoNadine FainguemAissatou AbbaWilly PaboNelly KamgaingEdith TemgouaBoris TchoungaPatrice TchendjouSuzie TetangAnne Esther Njom NlendFrancesca Ceccherini-SilbersteinMaria Mercedes SantoroJoseph FokamPublished in: PloS one (2023)
In spite of the dropdown in MTCT following option-B+ implementation, MTCT remains high in Cameroon, with substantial disparities across regions. Thus, in this era of option-B+, achieving MTCT elimination requires interventions in northern-Cameroon. The variation in pro-viral load in infected-children underlines the relevance of characterizing viral reservoirs for possible infection control in tropical settings.