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Meaning of "rifampin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIFAMPIN

rɪˈfæmpɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIFAMPIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rifampin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RIFAMPIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rifampicin

Rifampicin /rɪˈfæmpəsɪn/ or rifampin is a bactericidal antibiotic drug of the rifamycin group. Rifampicin inhibits bacterial DNA-dependent RNA synthesis by inhibiting bacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Rifampicin may be abbreviated R, RMP, RA, RF, or RIF. In 1957, a soil sample from a pine forest on the French Riviera was brought for analysis to the Lepetit Pharmaceuticals research lab in Milan, Italy. There, a research group headed by Prof. Piero Sensi and Dr. Maria Teresa Timbal discovered a new bacterium. This new species appeared immediately of great scientific interest since it was producing a new class of molecules with antibiotic activity. Because Sensi, Timbal and the researchers were particularly fond of the French crime story Rififi, they decided to call these compounds "rifamycins". After two years of attempts to obtain more stable semisynthetic products, a new molecule with high efficacy and good tolerability was produced in 1959 and was named "rifampicin". Rifampicin is also known as rifaldazine, RMP, rofact, and rifampin in the United States.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIFAMPIN

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIFAMPIN

rifacimenti · rifacimento · rifampicin · rifamycin · rife · rifely · rifeness · riff · riffage · Riffian · riffle · riffler · riffola · riffraff · Rifi · Rifian · rifle · rifle butt · rifle green · rifle grenade

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIFAMPIN

atropin · bobby pin · Chaliapin · Chopin · clothespin · end pin · Ha-erh-pin · harpin · hatpin · I-pin · isospin · on the spin · rolling pin · safety pin · split pin · stick pin · tailspin · tropin · wheelspin · wrist pin

Synonyms and antonyms of rifampin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rifampin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIFAMPIN

Find out the translation of rifampin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rifampin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rifampin» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

利福平
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

rifampicina
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rifampin
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

rifampin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ريفامبين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

рифампицин
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

rifampicina
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

rifampin
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rifampicine
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rifampin
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rifampicin
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

リファンピン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

리팜핀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rifampin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rifampin
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

rifampin
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रिफाम्पिन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

rifampin
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rifampicina
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rifampina
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

рифампіцин
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

rifampicina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ριφαμπικίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rifampin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rifampin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rifampin
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rifampin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIFAMPIN»

Discover the use of rifampin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rifampin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drug Therapy in Nursing
Rifampin is the drug of choice for both types of leprosy (see Pathophysiology), except in cases of rifampin resistance. For that reason, rifampin is the prototype drug for treating leprosy. Nursing Management of the Patient Receiving \P\ Rifampin ...
Diane S. Aschenbrenner, Samantha J. Venable, 2009
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Equine Infectious Diseases
The results indicated that clarithromycin-rifampin was superior to erythromycin- rifampin or azithromycinrifampin, especially in foals with severe radiographic lesions. There was no advantage of azithromycin-rifampin over traditional therapy ...
Debra C. Sellon, Maureen Long, 2013
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Pharmacology
Metabolites appear in the bile One-third of dose appears in urine Rifampin Figure 34.7 Administration and fate of rifampin. [Note: Patient should be warned that urine and tears may turn orange-red in color.] d. Other adverse effects: Mental ...
Michelle A. Clark, Richard A. Harvey, Richard Finkel, 2011
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Antibiotics in Laboratory Medicine
Victor Lorian. Rifampon CH3 CH3 inj. inj. TIME (min) Antifungal Drugs: Mechanisms of Action, Drug. FIGURE 5. 14 • Principal metabolic derivatives of rifampin in humans, polarity, and percentage recovery in bile and urine (469). the lower ...
Victor Lorian, 2005
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Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Concise Textbook
Rifampin is a potent, bactericidal antimycobacterial agent and a vital component in 6- and 9-month combination treatment regimens for active infection. It is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed throughout the body and achieves moderate ...
Thomas M. Habermann, Amit K. Ghosh, 2007
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Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook
Another very important drug interaction in opiate- addicted patients is between rifampin (Rifadin) and methadone, which was described by Kreek et al. in 1976 ( 474). Given the common occurrence of tuberculosis in HIV-infected substance ...
Joyce H. Lowinson, 2005
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology
Three agents have bactericidal activity against the actively dividing extracellular populations in pulmonary cavities: isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH, isoniazid), rifampin, and streptomycin. INH and rifampin are also bactericidal against ...
Neil R. Miller, Frank Burton Walsh, William Fletcher Hoyt, 2005
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Trauma: Critical Care
Table 11 First-Line Anti-TB Medications, Dosage, and Adjustment for Renal and Hepatic Insufficiency Abbreviations: EMB, ethambutol; IM, intramuscular; INH, isoniazid; IV, intravenously; PO, per OS; PZA, pyrazinamide; RIF, rifampin; RFB, ...
William C. Wilson, Christopher M. Grande, David B. Hoyt, 2007
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Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach
Some of the more common enzyme inducers are rifampin, phenobarbital, phenytoin. and carbamazepine. Enzyme induction, like enzyme inhibition, is substrate dependent. Therefore, any drug that is a potent inducer of a cytochrome P450 ...
Virginia Poole Arcangelo, Andrew M. Peterson, 2006
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The Antimicrobial Drugs
Rifampin is usually administered with isoniazid, which is also hepatotoxic; some studies suggest that the rifampin-isoniazid combination produces hepatitis more frequently than isoniazid combined with other antituberculosis drugs. Rarely ...
Eric Michael Scholar, William B. Pratt, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIFAMPIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rifampin is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Novel Reporter Phage To Detect Tuberculosis and Rifampin
We compared the reporter phage assay to GeneXpert MTB/RIF for detection of M. tuberculosis and rifampin (RIF) resistance in sputum. Patients suspected to ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jun 15»
2
High-dose rifampicin may shorten time to TB clearance
A combination regimen containing high-dose rifampicin (also known as rifampin) was associated with faster tuberculosis (TB) bacteria culture conversion in ... «aidsmap, Apr 15»
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Heritage announces nationwide recall of 10 lots of colistimethate …
Heritage Pharmaceuticals announced the voluntary nationwide recall of 10 lots of colistimethate for injection, USP, 150 mg base/vial and 3 lots of rifampin for ... «American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.com, Feb 15»
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Colistimethate, Rifampin Recalled Due to Sterility Concerns
Heritage Pharmaceuticals has initiated a nationwide voluntary recall of ten lots of colistimethate for injection (150 mg) and three lots of rifampin for injection (600 ... «Medscape, Feb 15»
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High-dose rifampin reduced time to TB culture conversion
SEATTLE — A treatment regimen including a high dose of rifampin could reduce treatment duration for patients with tuberculosis, according to data presented at ... «Healio, Feb 15»
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Akorn (AKRX) Needs to Divest Generic Injectable Rifampin ANDA in …
Under the order, first announced in August 2014, Akorn is required to divest its Abbreviated New Drug Application for generic injectable rifampin – which is ... «StreetInsider.com, Sep 14»
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Reply to “Molecular Diagnosis of Rifampin-Monoresistant …
In fact, when we got very high (22.2%) rates of positivity of rifampin (RIF) monoresistance in these samples, we started suspecting the LPA results. Our obvious ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Aug 14»
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Akorn wins US approval to buy VersaPharm
To win antitrust approval, the companies agreed to divest Akorn's right to make a generic version of the tuberculosis drug rifampin. VersaPharm is one of three ... «Reuters, Aug 14»
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GeneXpert MTB/RIF Version G4 for Identification of Rifampin
A recent Cochrane review estimated GeneXpert MTB/RIF specificity for rifampin resistance as 98% (95% confidence interval [CI], 97 to 99), based on results from ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jan 14»
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Appearance of Multidrug-Resistant Virulent Rhodococcus equi …
The combination of erythromycin and rifampin has been the treatment of choice since the 1980s and has improved survival rates considerably (3, 4). In China ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jan 14»
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