Sub-Saharan African migrants have slower initial CD4(+) cell recovery after combined antiretroviral treatment initiation than French natives

摘要

Objective: Poorer immunologic responses to combined antiretroviral treatment (cART) have been reported among sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants than among native Europeans. We studied whether differences in CD4(+) cell recovery between French natives and SSA migrants starting first-line cART could be explained by differences in socioeconomic conditions, inflammatory marker levels, and other established determinants.