106-155 Flashcards
-obtained from streptomyces mediterranei
-includes rifampin and rifabutin
Rifamycins
source of rifamycins
Streptomyces mediterranei
most active agent against TB
rifampin
side effect of rifampin
reddish color body secretion, hepatoxicity
First line treatment against TB
Rifampin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Strepromycin (backup)
Rifampin other names
Rifadin, Rimactane, Rifampicin
Treatment for PTB
2 mons. RIPE w/ or w/o S
4 mos maintenance phase treatment
Rifampin + isoniazid
brand name of cycloserine
Seromycin
sources of cycloserine
Streptomyces: S. orchidaceus, S.
garyphalus, S. lavendulus
source of Capreomycin
streptomyces capreolus
isolated from streptomyces capreolus
Capreomycin
the only aminoglycosides used for tuberculosis
streptomycin
The first antibiotic effective in the treatment of TB
Streptomycin
discovered streptomycin
Waksman in 1944
study of fungi
mycology