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.<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"<ref name="a3">PMID:32053584</ref> 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> See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifampicin Rifampicin]. | 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"<ref name="a3">PMID:32053584</ref> 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> See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifampicin Rifampicin]. | ||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rifampin". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved Aug 1, 2015.
- ↑ Sterling TR, Njie G, Zenner D, Cohn DL, Reves R, Ahmed A, Menzies D, Horsburgh CR Jr, Crane CM, Burgos M, LoBue P, Winston CA, Belknap R. Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2020 Feb 14;69(1):1-11. PMID:32053584 doi:10.15585/mmwr.rr6901a1
