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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