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 First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
GSK Investigational Site, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
USA001, Dallas, Texas, United States
Kamuzu College of Health Sciences (formerly College of Medicine), Blantyre, Malawi
Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), Moshi, Tanzania
Makerere University Lung Institute Limited, Kampala, Uganda
TBTC Site 26 Seattle & King County TB Control Program, Seattle, Washington, United States
TBTC Site 64A New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Corona Chest Center, Jackson Heights, New York, United States
TBTC Site 63 San Antonio VA Medical Center (South Texas Group), San Antonio, Texas, United States
PPD Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
Zhejiang Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
CMAX Clinical Research, Adelaide, Australia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
Covance Clinical Research Unit, Inc 3402 Kinsman Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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