| Literature DB >> 17517849 |
A H Diacon1, R F Patientia, A Venter, P D van Helden, P J Smith, H McIlleron, J S Maritz, P R Donald.
Abstract
We studied the early bactericidal activity of twice the standard dose of rifampin in subjects with pulmonary tuberculosis evidenced by positive smears. The observed mean 2-day activity was almost double that reported at the standard dose. Further studies are warranted to establish whether higher rifampin doses might assist in shortening tuberculosis treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17517849 PMCID: PMC1932511 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01474-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191