Rifampin - The Antibiotic That Tuberculosis Thrives On

Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the treatment of tuberculosis. The bacterium was identified in a Chinese patient, and the researchers say his condition grew worse with treatment regimens containing rifampin, before being cured with rifampin-free regimens. Their study, which will appear in the January 2010 issue of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, is among the first to document the treatment of a patient with rifampin-dependent infection. read more

Read the whole article on

More from