Just saw this article today:
Malaria drug may be fueling antibiotic resistance
Cipro is among the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The article says,
The findings are specific to chloroquine, not hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil):
Guess we'll have to wait and see. But, it's something to consider if Cipro or related antibiotics just aren't working for you. Still, I'm not sure whether this would apply to the doses of antimalarials we take as opposed to those used to treat malaria.
Malaria drug may be fueling antibiotic resistance
"The surprising findings suggest that treating malaria with the cheap, widely used drug chloroquine -- a close cousin of fluoroquinolones -- may boost the risk of resistance to [fluoroquinolone] antibiotics, they said."
Cipro is among the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The article says,
"Fluoroquinolones or quinolones are among the most commonly used antibiotics in North America and Europe..."
The findings are specific to chloroquine, not hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil):
"He said the findings could have implications for a new generation of malaria therapies known as artemisinin-based combination therapies, or ACT drugs, which are recommended by the World Health Organization because of growing resistance to older treatments such as chloroquine.
ACT therapies usually include quinoline drugs similar to chloroquine, Silverman said. "The question is, 'Is this true of all quinolines or just chloroquine?' "
ACT therapies usually include quinoline drugs similar to chloroquine, Silverman said. "The question is, 'Is this true of all quinolines or just chloroquine?' "
Guess we'll have to wait and see. But, it's something to consider if Cipro or related antibiotics just aren't working for you. Still, I'm not sure whether this would apply to the doses of antimalarials we take as opposed to those used to treat malaria.