Noun
rifampicin (countable and uncountable, plural rifampicins)
(pharmacology) A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C43H58N4O12 obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.
Research has shown the bacterial protein LexA may play a key role in the acquisition of bacterial mutations giving resistance to quinolones and rifampicin. Source: Internet
For paucibacillary (PB or tuberculoid) cases, treatment with daily dapsone and monthly rifampicin for six months is recommended. Source: Internet
Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months. Source: Internet
While for multibacillary (MB or lepromatous) cases, treatment with daily dapsone and clofazimine along with monthly rifampicin for twelve months is recommended. Source: Internet