Characterization of the Viral Reservoirs Among HIV-1 Non-B Vertically Infected Adolescents Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: Protocol for an Observational and Comparative Study in Cameroon

Aubin Joseph Nanfack   ¹ , MSc, PhD ;   Georgia Elna Ambada Ndzengue   ^{1, 2 *} , MSc, PhD ;   Joseph Fokam   ^{1, 3, 4 *} , MSc, PhD ;   Aude Christelle Ka'e   ^{1, 5} , MSc ;   Nelson Sonela   ^{1, 6} , MSc, PhD ;   Leslie Kenou   ^{1, 7} , BSc ;   Michelle Tsoptio   ^{1, 8} , BSc ;   Bertrand Sagnia   ¹ , PhD ;   Elise Elong   ¹ , BSc ;   Carlo Federico Perno   ⁹ , MD, PhD ;   Vittorio Colizzi   ^{1, 5} , MD, PhD ;   Alexis Ndjolo   ¹ , MD

¹ International Reference Center Chantal Biya, Yaounde, Cameroon

² Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon

³ Faculty of Health Science, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon

⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon

⁵ Department of Immunology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

⁶ Medical School, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

⁷ Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Protestant University of Central Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon

⁸ Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

⁹ Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

*these authors contributed equally