| 释义 |
rifampicin Pharm.|rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn|
[f. rifamycin with inserted pi- f. piperazine.]
A reddish-brown crystalline powder, a member of the rifamycin group of antibiotics, which is used to treat a wide range of diseases, esp. pulmonary tuberculosis.
1966N. Maggi et al. in Chemotherapia XI. 285 The hydrazone..3-(4-methyl-piperazinyl-iminomethyl)-rifamycin SV, named by us ‘rifampicin’. 1969Times 12 May 16/3 The antibiotic called rifampicin could interfere with the production of R.N.A molecules. 1970Nature 25 July 382/1 Rifampicin has also been found to be active against some viruses. 1975Sci. Amer. Mar. 126/2 The fast-acting antibiotic rifampicin, found in a soil organism..in 1957, was proved against leprosy in the 1960's. 1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 900/2 In three [families] rifampicin had been given to contacts and family members because the initial presentation of the child suggested meningococcal disease. |