Vitamin-D deficiency impairs CD4+T-cell count recovery rate in HIV-positive adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy: A longitudinal study

VDD is associated with lower absolute CD4+T-cell count recovery in HIV-positive patients on HAART. Vitamin-D supplementation may improve CD4+T-cell recovery during HAART. However, future intervention studies are needed to definitively evaluate the effectiveness of this vitamin as an adjunct therapy during HAART.