Crossword clues for rifampin
Wiktionary
rifampin
n. (context medicine English) An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis
WordNet
rifampin
n. an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis [syn: Rifadin, Rimactane]
Usage examples of "rifampin".
A combination of the antibiotics doxycycline and rifampin is usually prescribed for six weeks to prevent recurring illness.
But in 1939 it was still very much the case: the discovery of the chemotherapeutic agents, rifampin, para-aminosalicylic acid, isoniazid and especially streptomycin, still lay far beyond a distant horizon.