Feasibility of early infant diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings: The ANRS 12140-PEDIACAM study in cameroon

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Tejiokem, Mathurin C ^a,b   Faye, Albert ^c,d   Penda, Ida C ^e,f   Guemkam, Georgette ^g   Ateba Ndongo, Francis ^g   Chewa, Gisèle ^h   Rekacewicz, Claire ⁱ   Rousset, Dominique ^a,j   Kfutwah, Anfumbom ^a   Boisier, Pascal ^a   Warszawski, Josiane ^b,k,l  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e Hopital Laquintinie   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^g Mother and Child Centre of The Chantal Biya Foundation Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^h YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

ⁱ Unit for Basic and Clinical Research on Viral Hepatitis   (France)

^j INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^k BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^l CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INFANT DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL STATUS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CAMEROON; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960667133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021840     Document Type: Article

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