Antibiotics Revisited (1)

In a letter,1 Donald Forsdyke repeatedly refers to the use of antibiotics as a therapy for HIV and factors involved in the generation of antibiotic-resistant HIV variants. It is a well-known fact that antibiotics are used to combat bacterial, not viral, infections. I know of no antibiotic with antiretroviral activity.Patricia N. Fultz, Ph.D.Department of MicrobiologyUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL 1. D.M. Forsdyke, "HAART failure revisited," The Scientist, 14[5]:6, March 6, 20

Patricia Fultz

Apr 2, 2000 | 1 min read

In a letter,¹ Donald Forsdyke repeatedly refers to the use of antibiotics as a therapy for HIV and factors involved in the generation of antibiotic-resistant HIV variants. It is a well-known fact that antibiotics are used to combat bacterial, not viral, infections. I know of no antibiotic with antiretroviral activity.

Patricia N. Fultz, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

1. D.M. Forsdyke, "HAART failure revisited," The Scientist, 14[5]:6, March 6, 2000.

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