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  2. Rifapentine - Wikipedia

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    Rifapentine, sold under the brand name Priftin, is an antibiotic used in the treatment of tuberculosis. [2] In active tuberculosis it is used together with other antituberculosis medications . [ 2 ] In latent tuberculosis it is typically used with isoniazid . [ 2 ]

  3. Management of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Management of tuberculosis refers to techniques and procedures utilized for treating tuberculosis (TB), or simply a treatment plan for TB.. The medical standard for active TB is a short course treatment involving a combination of isoniazid, rifampicin (also known as Rifampin), pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for the first two months.

  4. Rifamycin - Wikipedia

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    Use of rifapentine remains uncommon as a treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis, and treatment with rifapentine is given on the basis of careful selection of patients. [ 18 ] Rifaximin is an oral rifamycin marketed in the US by Salix Pharmaceuticals that is poorly absorbed from the intestine.

  5. Rifabutin - Wikipedia

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    Scientists at the Italian drug company Achifar discovered rifabutin in 1975. (Eventually Archifar became part of Farmitalia Carlo Erba, a unit of the conglomerate Montedison which was subsequently bought by Pharmacia) This company's Adria Laboratories subsidiary filed for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of rifabutin under the brand name Mycobutin in the early 1990s and the drug ...

  6. Latent tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    In fact, death from tuberculosis was greater in diabetic patients. [9] Persons with HIV and latent tuberculosis have a 10% chance of developing active tuberculosis every year. "HIV infection is the greatest known risk factor for the progression of latent M. tuberculosis infection to active TB. In many African countries, 30–60% of all new TB ...

  7. Sydney Sweeney exposes cruel posts about her bikini photo ...

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    Sydney Sweeney hit back after body shamers piled on one of her Instagram posts, which included videos and photos of her hitting the gym to prepare for her role as boxer Christy Martin.

  8. US CDC expects COVID and RSV levels to increase in ... - AOL

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    CDC expects hospitalizations for flu and COVID-19 to start increasing in the coming weeks. It also sees increased RSV activity, particularly in young children, in the southern and eastern U.S. As ...

  9. National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB ...

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    The Center for Prevention Services was formed in 1980 as one of the original five CDC centers, at the same time CDC's name changed from the singular "Center for Disease Control" to plural "Centers for Disease Control". [2] The Center for Prevention Services became the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention in 1996. [3]