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 bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160)
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 Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
People's Hospital of Fenggang, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
People's Hospital of Honghuagang District, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
People's Hospital of Meitan, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Celerion, Tempe, Arizona, United States
Matero Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
UTH - University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
ICMR- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
GSK Investigational Site, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
TASK Clinical Research Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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