Recent news on Rifampicin

TB that developed resistance to every drug kills two in Italy  -  May 21, 2007
Aidsmap,This definition was revised in late 2006 to describe cases that involve resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin, as well as any drug from the flouroquinolone

XDR-TB a Serious Threat to India  -  May 22, 2007
MedIndia,MDR-TB (multi-drug resistant TB) describes strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to at least the two first-line TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin.

Drug-resistant spread of TB in India  -  May 21, 2007
Livemint,MDR-TB, strains of tuberculosis resistant to at least the two first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. XDR-TB is MDR-TB that is also resistant to

Drug resistant TB a growing problem in India  -  May 22, 2007
Andhra Cafe,MDR-TB (multi-drug resistant TB) describes strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to at least the two first-line TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin.

New hope for TB with nano drug delivery  -  May 2, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,The team has successfully managed to encapsulate TB drugs isoniazid, rifampicin and pyrazinamide, with optimisation of ethambutol encapsulation currently

South Africa: Country Steps up Efforts to Treat Extreme TB Strains  -  May 8, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...by the WHO as containing strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to at least the two main first-line TB drugs, namely isoniazid and rifampicin.

Know your medicine - Learn more about oral pills  -  May 8, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),These medicines are rifampicin (anti TB), barbiturates (sleeping tabs), phenytoin (anti epilepsy), ampicillin, tetracycline, cephalosporin (all antibiotics)

Virulent new Tuberculosis strain raising fears of pandemic  -  May 4, 2007
Budapest Business Journal,...had begun to notice that some patients were resistant to these first-line drugs, particularly the two most potent ones, isoniazid and rifampicin.

New TB strain not a threat to Botswana  -  Apr 27, 2007
Republic of Botswana,According to a BOTUSA news article, XDR-TB is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin and to fluoroquinolone and one or more of injectable drugs.

Linezolid-Rifampicin Combination Shows Benefit as Oral Therapy for ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
DG NewsSimilarly, in vitro studies have recently shown that combination of linezolid with rifampicin prevents emergence of rifampicin-resistant mutantations.

Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence—United States, 2006  -  Apr 24, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...#Defined as a case of TB in a person with a Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin.

Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Xdr-Tb): The Facts  -  Mar 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),MDR-TB is due to bacteria that are resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful first-line anti-TB drugs. XDR-TB is due to bacteria

Abbott Agrees With World Health Organization (WHO) Director ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Kaletra should not be co-administered with lovastatin, simvastatin, rifampicin, fluticasone or other glucocorticoids. Co-administration of efavirenz,

When's it OK to lock patients up?  -  Apr 7, 2007
National Review of Medicine,It describes patients who have become resistant to the basic TB drug combination rifampicin and isoniazid as well as at least three of the six second-line

WHO to help SA fight deadly new TB strain  -  Apr 4, 2007
Business Day,Strains of MDR-TB are resistant to the two most potent first-line anti-TB drugs isoniazid and rifampicin, which usually are taken for just six months.

Oxford Immunotec - Study results support use of T-SPOT.TB to ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network (press release),...received a 6 month course of Isoniazid with the remaining 4% receiving alternate treatments including a combination of Isoniazid with Rifampicin.

Patient Adherence An Essential Factor For Successful Tuberculosis ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...(2)The standard treatment recommended here lasts 8 months: a 2-month phase to attack the disease by combining rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamid and

TB Returns to Europe  -  Mar 28, 2007
Wall Street Journal (subscription),...in the Baltic states have MDR-TB, which means the bacteria are resistant to the two most potent "first-line" TB drugs (isoniazid and rifampicin).

Into the OPEN  -  Mar 28, 2007
Bangkok Post,The World Health Organization recommends a multi-drug therapy using dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine. A course normally cures patients in about 12 months

CROI: Therapeutic concentrations of efavirenz, Kaletra, could be ...  -  Mar 7, 2007
Aidsmap,Tuberculosis is an extremely common infection in children with HIV in resource-limited settings, but rifampicin, a drug required for effective anti-TB

Kenya: We Can't Handle Lethal TB Strain, Medics Warn  -  Mar 13, 2007
AllAfrica.com,While MDR-TB is resistant to isoniasid and rifampicin the two most powerful firstline anti-TB drugs available XDR-TB is additionally resistant to at least

Two-day test to fast-track fight against deadly TB  -  Mar 11, 2007
Dispatch Online,It will enable health-workers to directly test a patient in an advanced state of tuberculosis for resistance to the TB drug rifampicin.

CROI: Urgent action needed to avert `catastrophic` drug-resistant ...  -  Feb 25, 2007
Aidsmap,...resistant to isoniazid, rifampicin, all the fluoroquinolone TB drugs and at least one of the injectable drugs used to treat multi-drug resistant TB.

TB drug resistance ‘becoming a major threat’  -  Mar 23, 2007
Gulf Times,...we must be virtually paranoid about is the multi-drug resistant tuberculosis that is resistant to the powerful anti-TB drugs- isoniazid and rifampicin.

Country Urged to Beef Up Action On Tuberculosis  -  Mar 23, 2007
AllAfrica.com,XDR-TB is defined as TB caused by strains of bacteria resistant to the two most important first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin, as well as resistance

Decentralisation of care could improve adherence to TB treatment ...  -  Mar 22, 2007
Aidsmap,All new TB cases are treated daily with a two-month short-course of chemotherapy comprising of rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide (RHZ) plus ethambutol

CROI: New NNRTI, TMC278, demonstrates sustained potency, better ...  -  Mar 2, 2007
Aidsmap,He also noted that an interaction with the tuberculosis (TB) treatment, rifamipicin, was seen with TMC278, resulting in reduced rifampicin levels,

CROI: Efavirenz-based ART more effective than nevirapine-based ART ...  -  Feb 27, 2007
Aidsmap,Some of the effect could be explained by drug interactions, such as those between nevirapine and rifampicin, which is commonly used in Southern African

Country Prepared to Prevent Spread of XDR-TB  -  Feb 9, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...and the term describes strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to at least the two main first-line TB drugs - isoniazid and rifampicin.

Experts Urge Strongest Isolation For New Drug-Resistant ...  -  Jan 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Among the 221 cases, 53 were extensively drug resistant - ie resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid and to three or more of the six potential second line

Report: Child rushed to PGH for suspected ‘meningo’  -  Feb 14, 2007
GMA news.tv,...who did suctioning of secretions and/or mouth resuscitation. Rifampicin is the drug of choice and may be given to both children and adults.- GMANews.TV.

Tuberculosis is no more a disease only for the poor  -  Feb 13, 2007
The Brunei Times,Those diagnosed with the disease usually are given a combination of three to four drugs like isoniazid (INH), rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide or

Despite ready reckoner, docs hurry with anti-retroviral therapy ...  -  Feb 9, 2007
Pune Newsline,This is because NVP can react with an anti-tuberculosis drug Rifampicin. However, physicians recommend NVP twice a day which eventually leads to failure of

Spinal Epidural Abscess  -  Feb 7, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Doxycycline plus streptomycin versus ciprofloxacin plus rifampicin in spinal brucellosis. BMC Infect Dis 2006;6:72-81. [CrossRef][Medline]

HIV/Tuberculosis co-infection  -  18 Jan 2007
Daily Graphic,Because of the interaction between protease inhibitors (antiretroviral) and rifampicin (anti-TB) there is sometimes the need to modify treatment in patients

Can anything stop the superbug?  -  Jan 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The germ had evolved to overcome the two most powerful antibiotics used to treat it, isoniazid and rifampicin. Confirmation of the seriousness of the

Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB  -  Dec 24, 2006
Times of India,In case of normal TB, four drugs are advised Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Streptomycin. "To treat MDR tuberculosis, two to three more drugs are

New Diagnostics Help Fight Tuberculosis - FIND And Hain ...  -  Jan 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In the case of MDR-TB, the TB-bacilli are resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid, two of the most important drugs used to treat TB. XDR-TB organisms are also

'Nurses are unwitting tuberculosis carriers'  -  Dec 30, 2006
Independent Online,...can lead to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis which is defined as resistant to the two most powerful anti-tuberculosis drugs, Isoniazid and Rifampicin.

New Method For Detecting Antibiotic Resistance: Mutations Emit ...  -  Dec 23, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The exchange of a single gene building block in the genetic material of the tuberculosis bacterium leads to resistance to the antibiotic rifampicin.

Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Epidemic May Be Larger Than ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),MDR-TB is defined as resistance to at least the two most potent anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. In 1994, the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis

TB-related immune reaction to HIV therapy occurs 20 months after ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Aidsmap,Standard first-line tuberculosis therapy, consisting of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was commenced. For the next six months, however,

Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB  -  26 Dec 2006
Times of India,In case of normal TB, four drugs are advised Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Ethambutol and Streptomycin. "To treat MDR tuberculosis, two to three more drugs are

MDR TB worse than thought  -  26 Dec 2006
Health24.com,Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is able to withstand treatment with the two most potent anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin.

New Method For Detecting Antibiotic Resistance: Mutations Emit ...  -  26 Dec 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The exchange of a single gene building block in the genetic material of the tuberculosis bacterium leads to resistance to the antibiotic rifampicin.

Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Epidemic May Be Larger Than ...  -  26 Dec 2006
Medical News Today (press release),MDR-TB is defined as resistance to at least the two most potent anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. In 1994, the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis

Ex-Soviet states head list for drug-resistant TB  -  26 Dec 2006
The News - International,MDR TB is defined as a strain that thwarts at least two of the most potent first-line antibiotics, including isoniazid and rifampicin,

Clinical: Anticoagulation therapy  -  Dec 7, 2006
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Enzyme inducers, such as barbiturates, rifampicin and carbamazepine can increase metabolism. Measurement of the prothrombin time is one way to monitor

TB-related immune reaction to HIV therapy occurs 20 months after ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Aidsmap,Standard first-line tuberculosis therapy, consisting of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide was commenced. For the next six months, however,

Full Text  -  Dec 7, 2006
Science Magazine (subscription)...(C) Extracts from stationary phase cells (St) or cells after growth in LB medium with or without rifampicin (rif) for times indicated.

New Study Demonstrates Efficacy Of Pfizer's Aromasin For Early ...  -  Dec 19, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Dose modification is recommended for patients who are receiving certain medications, including strong CYP 3A4 inducers such as rifampicin and phenytoin.

10% of new TB cases involve drug resistance  -  Dec 18, 2006
Aidsmap,In addition, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)– tuberculosis that is resistant to two key first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin – is becoming

Misuse Of Anti-Microbial Drugs Have Given Rise To Multidrug ...  -  Dec 16, 2006
MedIndia,Multidrug-resistant TB strains are found to be resistant to the two most potent drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. Scientists have recently reported an even

Africa: Drug-Resistant TB More Widespread Than Thought  -  Dec 15, 2006
AllAfrica.com,...drugs can lead to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), which is defined as resistant to the two most powerful TB drugs, Isoniazid and Rifampicin.

Study of Dasatinib or 800 Mg of Imatinib Mesylate Shows Patients ...  -  Dec 14, 2006
DG NewsDrugs that may decrease dasatinib concentrations are: CYP3A4 inducers (eg, dexamethasone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampicin, phenobarbital).

Drug-resistant TB 'super strains' found in Japan  -  Dec 5, 2006
The Japan Times,Of them, 55 carried a type of TB resistant to one of the two sets of the most powerful drugs -- isoniazid and rifampicin.

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