rifampicin

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rifampicin [rə′fam·pə·sən]

(microbiology)

An antibacterial and antiviral antibiotic; action depends upon its preferential inhibition of bacterial ribonucleic acid polymerase over animal-cell RNA polymerase.

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All cefoxitine-resistant isolates underwent further identification and susceptibility testing to cefoxitine, gentamicin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, clindamycin, erythromycin, rifampicin, ciprofloxacin, cotrimoxazol, and tetracycline, using the Phoenix Automated Microbiology System (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA).

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterinary doctors and ... by Voss, Andreas / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Leprosy is now typically cured with multiple drug therapy (some combination of rifampicin, clofazimine and dapsone) administered for six to 12 months, sometimes longer.

Leprosy, domesticity, and patient protest: the social context of a ... by Fairchild, Amy L. / Journal of Social History

Rifampicin (RIF) and pregnenolone 16[alpha]-carbonitrile (PCN) were purchased from BioMol (Plymouth Meeting, PA).

Highly chlorinated PCBs inhibit the human xenobiotic response ... by Blumberg, Bruce / Environmental Health Perspectives

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