"Of course, we're in a position where we're relying on them for reporting," Fielding said of AIM, adding that he was "very concerned" because the clinic has not cooperated in supplying information about its quarantine to public health officials.
AIM attorneys Karen Tynan and Jeffrey J. Douglas released a statement Wednesday disputing Burts' claims, without referring to him by name.
"Any statements made by Patient Zeta which portray AIM as not providing appropriate and proper services are not truthful and are self-serving," they said, noting that the group he turned to for help, AIDS Healthcare, "has a history of aggressive and hostile actions against AIM, and the most distressing aspect of this situation is that Patient Zeta is simply being manipulated for AHF's own purposes and in furtherance of their agenda."
Clinic officials said they stood behind the statement last month that Burts must have contracted HIV in his personal sex life.
"AIM's statements made to the media and every report to the California Department of Public Health were based upon the information provided by Patient Zeta to AIM," clinic attorneys said.
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