rifampin
noun
Examples of rifampin in a Sentence
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013
Even those who have been vaccinated against bacterial meningitis should still get antibiotic treatment, such as ciprofloxacin and rifampin.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022
The sole exception is rifampin, a tuberculosis antibiotic that is rarely used.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
The only exception is rifampin, an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis.
—Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) is a form of MDR-TB that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, in addition to fluoroquinolones and injectable second-line drugs.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 June 2021
In the past decade, scientists have come up with two shorter courses: a drug called rifampin taken every day for four months; or a combination of isoniazid and rifapentine, taken once weekly for three months.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2019
Research has found that the antibiotic rifampin, which is used to treat tuberculosis, and griseofulvin, a drug used to treat fungal infections, may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control pills.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 27 July 2017
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Word History
International Scientific Vocabulary, alteration of rifamycin, antibiotic derived from Streptomyces mediterranei
1966, in the meaning defined above
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