Rifampin (INN Rifampicin) [PDF]
Therapeutic Reviews aim to provide essential independent information for health professionals about drugs used in palliative and hospice care. Additional content is available on www.palliativedrugs.com. Country-specific books (Hospice and Palliative Care Formulary USA, and Palliative Care Formulary, British and Canadian editions) are also available and
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Controversy about the Role of Rifampin in Biofilm Infections: Is It Justified?
Rifampin is a potent antibiotic against staphylococcal implant-associated infections. In the absence of implants, current data suggest against the use of rifampin combinations.
Nora Renz +2 more
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The bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the
Bongard, E +7 more
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Diagnosis and Interim Treatment Outcomes from the First Cohort of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Tanzania. [PDF]
Kibong'oto National Tuberculosis Hospital (KNTH), Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Characterize the diagnostic process and interim treatment outcomes from patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Tanzania.
Boeree, Martin J +9 more
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Rifampin-resistant Meningococcal Disease
Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease occurred in a child who had completed rifampin chemoprophylaxis for exposure to a sibling with meningococcemia. Susceptibility testing of 331 case isolates found only 1 other case of rifampin-resistant disease in ...
Jean Rainbow +5 more
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Recurrent Cutaneous Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent 7-Year-Old Male [PDF]
Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) makes up a small proportion of the 10.4 million cases around the world. Although it is more commonly found in the developing world, cutaneous TB is rarely reported in the developed countries.
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bangui, Central African Republic [PDF]
We investigated multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Bangui, Central African Republic. We found 39.6% with the same spoligotype and synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in the mutT1 gene.
Nouvel, Laurent-Xavier +9 more
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Membrane drug transporters contribute to the disposition of many drugs. In human liver, drug transport is controlled by two main superfamilies of transporters, the solute carrier transporters (SLC) and the ATP Binding Cassette transporters (ABC). Altered
Eric A Benson +8 more
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Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection that damages the skin and subcutis. It is most prevalent in western and central Africa and Australia.
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