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.
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
Karmanos Cancer Institute / Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States
St. Francis Medical Group Oncology & Hematology Specialists, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Local Institution, Bangalore, India
Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
GSK Investigational Site, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Research and Development Unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Service de Phtisiologie, Hopital National Ignace Deen, Conakry, Guinea
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, United States
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Pusan National Unversity Hospital (PNUH), Busan, Korea, Republic of
National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Universiy of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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