A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericid...
Rifampin is indicated for the treatment of tuberculosis and tuberculosis-related mycobacterial infections. In combination with pyrazinamide and isoniazid, it is used in the initial phase of the short-course treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Second Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Uropartners Surgery Center, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
Local Institution - 0002, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Local Institution - 0001, Lenexa, Kansas, United States
West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Yali Liu, Guangdong, Shantou, China
Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Pimpri, Pune, India
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
The Leprosy Mission International - Bangladesh, Nilphamari, Bangladesh
Syneos Health Clinic Inc., Québec, Quebec, Canada
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