[Letter: Rifampicin: blood and cerebrospinal fluid levels in children].
1973
D E Rautlin de la Roy Y, and
A Hoppeler, and
G Creusot, and
A M Brault
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D002675
Child, Preschool
A child between the ages of 2 and 5.
Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012293
Rifampin
A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160)