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rifampin (rĭfăm`pĭn), antibiotic antibiotic, any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms.
Types of Antibiotics..... Click the link for more information. used in the treatment of tuberculosis tuberculosis (TB), contagious, wasting disease caused by any of several mycobacteria. The most common form of the disease is tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary consumption, or phthisis), but the intestines, bones and joints, the skin, and the genitourinary, ..... Click the link for more information. . It is also used to eliminate the meningococcus microorganism from carriers and to treat leprosy leprosy or Hansen's disease (hăn`sənz) ..... Click the link for more information. , or Hansen's disease. Rifampin, or rifampicin as it was formerly called, acts by inhibiting protein synthesis in sensitive cells. It is a toxic drug whose side effects include flulike symptoms. Because resistant microorganisms emerge during treatment, rifampin is used along with other drugs, e.g., with isoniazid isoniazid (ī'sōnī`əzĭd), drug used to treat tuberculosis . ..... Click the link for more information. and ethambutol for tuberculosis treatment and with dapsone and clofazimine in the treatment of leprosy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Both organisms were susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, chloramphenicol, linezolid, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, and rifampin. Gelber says that moxifloxacin by itself killed the microbe faster than the commonly prescribed rifampin or any other antimicrobial he has used against leprosy. Patients are ineligible if they are or were in a previous MK-0518 trial, are under 16, are pregnant or breast feeding, have acute hepatitis, or are taking certain medications including phenobarbital, phenytoin, or rifampin. |
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