Essola, B. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-9358
Himpens, J.
Ndamba, J. Engbang
Limgba, A.
Djomo, D.
Landenne, J.
Ngaroua, E.
Hermans, P. M.
Mboudou, E. T.
Lingier, P.
Souopgui, J.
Loi, P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
académie de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur
Article History
Received: 7 August 2021
Accepted: 9 January 2022
First Online: 31 January 2022
Declarations
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: The authors: Dr Essola Basile, Professor Himpens Jacques, Dr Engbang Ndamba Jean Paul, Dr. Limgba Augustin,Dr. Djomo Tamchom Dominique, Dr. Landenne Jacques, Dr.Ngaroua Esdras, Professor Hermans P. Michel,, Mboudou Emile Telesphore, Dr. Lingier Pierre, Professor Souopgui Jacob, Professor Loi Patrizia declare no conflict of interest in relation to the content of this manuscript.
: The study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All patients provided written informed consent. IRB approval was obtained from the ministry of health under the reference 2018/0042/HGOPED/DG/CEI. Reference of study registration: ISRCTN24826334.The study was conducted according to CONSORT guidelines and Checklist (Schulze et al., 2010).