- rifabutin
-
A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.
Wikipedia foundation.
rifabutin
Look at other dictionaries:
Rifabutin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (9S,12E,14S,15R,16S,17R,18R,19R,20S, 21S,22E,24Z) 6,16,18,20 tetrahydroxy 1 isobutyl 14 methoxy 7,9,15,17,19,21,25 hepta methyl spiro[9,4 (epoxypentadeca [1,11 … Wikipedia
rifabutin — rif·a·bu·tin rif ə .byüt ən n a semisynthetic antibacterial drug C46H62N4O11 used esp. to prevent infection with bacteria of the Mycobacterium avium complex in individuals affected with AIDS * * * rif·a·bu·tin (rif″ə buґtin) [USP] an… … Medical dictionary
Рифабутин — (Rifabutin … Википедия
Tuberculosis treatment — Various pharmaceutical tuberculosis treatments their actions Tuberculosis treatment refers to the medical treatment of the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB). The standard short course treatment for TB is isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as… … Wikipedia
Rifamycin — The rifamycins are a group of antibiotics which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei , or artificially. They are a subclass of the larger family, Ansamycin. Rifamycins are particularly effective against… … Wikipedia
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis — (MAP) is an obligate pathogenic bacterium in the genus Mycobacterium.[1] It is often abbreviated M. paratuberculosis or M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis. It is the causative agent of Johne s disease, which affects ruminants such as cattle, and also … Wikipedia
Giaconda — Infobox Company name = Giaconda logo = type = genre = foundation = 2004 founder = Thomas Borody location city = Sydney location country = Australia location = origins = key people = Patrick McLean (CEO) area served = industry = products =… … Wikipedia
Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis — Classification and external resources MeSH D018088 Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is defined as TB that is resistant at least to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RMP), the two most powerful … Wikipedia
Lorazepam — Systematic (IUPAC) name (RS) 9 chloro 6 (2 chlorophenyl) 4 hydroxy … Wikipedia
Dapsone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4 [(4 aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline … Wikipedia
