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Rifampin
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- All forms of tuberculosis.
- Treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitidis to eliminate meningococci from the nasopharynx.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by staphylococci in combination with other agents (e.g. oxacillin/nafcillin, vancomycin) after blood cultures have cleared.
- Prosthetic joint infections following debridement and retention of the prosthesis or 1-stage exchange.
- Meningitis caused by penicillin and ceftriaxone resistant S. pneumoniae
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections (e.g. leprosy, MAC)
- Brucellosis
- Bartonella infections
- Q-fever and rickettsialinfections
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Legionella infections
- Anthrax infections
- NOTE: Rifampin is usually used in combination with other agents due to quick emergence of resistance if used as monotherapy.
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- All forms of tuberculosis.
- Treatment of asymptomatic carriers of Neisseria meningitidis to eliminate meningococci from the nasopharynx.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by staphylococci in combination with other agents (e.g. oxacillin/nafcillin, vancomycin) after blood cultures have cleared.
- Prosthetic joint infections following debridement and retention of the prosthesis or 1-stage exchange.
- Meningitis caused by penicillin and ceftriaxone resistant S. pneumoniae
- Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections (e.g. leprosy, MAC)
- Brucellosis
- Bartonella infections
- Q-fever and rickettsialinfections
- Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Legionella infections
- Anthrax infections
- NOTE: Rifampin is usually used in combination with other agents due to quick emergence of resistance if used as monotherapy.
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Last updated: June 5, 2017
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Rifampin." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545265/all/Rifampin.
Avdic E, Pham PA. Rifampin. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545265/all/Rifampin. Accessed April 10, 2021.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Rifampin. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545265/all/Rifampin
Avdic E, Pham PA. Rifampin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2021 April 10]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545265/all/Rifampin.
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