About the Authors
- Patrice Tchendjou
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* E-mail: Tchendjou@pasteur-yaounde.org
Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Chantal Same-Ekobo
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Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Annie Nga
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Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Mathurin Tejiokem
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Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Anfumbom Kfutwah
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Affiliation Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Pasteur Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Anne Njom Nlend
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Affiliation Centre Hospitalier Essos, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Landry Tsague
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Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Anne Cécile Bissek
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Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Daniel Ekoa
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Affiliation Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Joanna Orne-Gliemann
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Affiliation INSERM U 897, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie et Développement, Bordeaux, France
- Dominique Rousset
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Affiliation Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Pasteur Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Régis Pouillot
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Affiliation Laboratoire Epidémiologie, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- François Dabis
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Affiliation INSERM U 897, Institut de Santé Publique Epidémiologie et Développement, Bordeaux, France
Competing Interests
The authors did not receive funds from any commercial source. The study is a retrospective study designed to evaluate the implementation of PMTCT programme in a routine service. The authors mention GlaxoSmithKline Foundation (FGSK) and ACAPFAS (association to help people living with HIV/AIDS, including doctors and nurses) in this study because it was stated in patients' file that some received support from FGSK and ACAPFAS to realise early HIV testing and to supplement formula feed.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PYTT MCT LT ACB DE JOG RP FD. Performed the experiments: PYTT CSE AN AK ANN LT ACB DE. Analyzed the data: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK ANN LT ACB DE JOG DR RP FD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK DR. Wrote the paper: PYTT CSE AN MCT AK ANN LT ACB DE JOG DR RP FD.