Abstract
A review of the published literature has allowed the identification of a number of non-tubercular indications where rifampicin (trade mark Ciba-Geigy: Rimactane) has been successfully used in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. The cases reviewed with regard to effectiveness sum 562. The most frequently combined drugs were aminoglycosides (mainly gentamicin), cotrimoxazole, colistine, vancomycin and fusidic acid, these two latter in cases due to Staphylococcus spp. The main indications where combined rifampicin treatment led to favourable results were UTI (success rate 64.9%), bone infections (86.9%), staphylococcal endocarditis (85.0%), respiratory tract infections often due to gram-negative rods (97.7%) as well as skin and soft tissue infections (83.3%), and bacterial meningitis (100%). Very favourable results were obtained in a non-life-threatening though epidemiologically important condition, i.e. salmonella carriers, where a 100% conversion rate was reached in an average period of 6 weeks. Special attention may deserve the combined treatment of fungal infections with rifampicin and amphotericin B. Tolerability was evaluated on a total of 650 cases. It appears to be good for daily doses up to 1,200 mg/day, even ...Continue Reading
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