Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Vittorio Colizzi

Publications

• Research Article
  Characterization of Asymptomatic Children Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus at Birth
  Author(s): Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou, Edith Saounde Temgoua, Beatrice Dambaya, Charlotte Tanguinpundum, Vittorio Colizzi and Jacques ThezeCeline Nguefeu Nkenfou, Edith Saounde Temgoua, Beatrice Dambaya, Charlotte Tanguinpundum, Vittorio Colizzi and Jacques Theze
  
  Background: Mother-to-child HIV transmission remains very high in Cameroon. Therefore follow-up of numerous HIV-infected infants is a critical issue in the country. Here, we investigated the file of HIV-infected infants remaining asymptomatic in the absence of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). The first goal was to obtain an estimate of the prevalence of infants with an HIV controller like status. Method: HIV-infected infants, aged 6 months to 17 years presenting at CIRCB for biological examinations were enrolled upon signed a proxy-consent. The enrollment took place from April 2011 to February 2013. From the medical file of 359 HIV vertically-infected infants, 41 were found naive of anti-retroviral therapy and free of clinical symptoms. Diseases related to HIV infection (oral candidosis, zona, chronic diarrhea, pulmonary tuberculosis, dermatitis) were more par.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000405

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