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Rifampicin
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| - | Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an ansamycin antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium avium complex, leprosy, and Legionnaires' disease.[ | + | Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an ansamycin antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis (TB), Mycobacterium avium complex, leprosy, and Legionnaires' disease.<ref name="a2">[https://www.drugs.com/monograph/rifampin.html "Rifampin".] The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved Aug 1, 2015.</ref> It is almost always used together with other antibiotics with two notable exceptions: when given as a "preferred treatment that is strongly recommended"[3] for latent TB infection; and when used as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal disease in people who have been exposed to those bacteria. Before treating a person for a long period of time, measurements of liver enzymes and blood counts are recommended.<ref name="a2">[https://www.drugs.com/monograph/rifampin.html "Rifampin".] The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved Aug 1, 2015.</ref> |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rifampin". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved Aug 1, 2015.
