Ethambutol
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- All forms of tuberculosis in combination with other antituberculous drugs.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection (in combination with a macrolide).
- Mycobacterium kansasii infection (in combination with INH and rifampin).
- Mycobacterium marinum skin and soft tissue infections (in combination with clarithromycin or rifampin).
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Last updated: February 5, 2019
Citation
Avdic, Edina. "Ethambutol." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540216/all/Ethambutol. 
Avdic E. Ethambutol. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540216/all/Ethambutol. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Avdic, E. (2019). Ethambutol. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540216/all/Ethambutol
Avdic E. Ethambutol [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540216/all/Ethambutol.
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