Rifabutin Use in <i>Staphylococcus</i> Biofilm Infections: A Case Series
This is a case series of 10 patients who had staphylococcal biofilm infections that were treated with adjuvant rifabutin therapy instead of rifampin therapy. In these cases, rifampin was contraindicated secondary to drug–drug interactions with the patients’ chronic medications. Rifabutin therapy was...
Main Authors: | James B. Doub, Emily L. Heil, Afua Ntem-Mensah, Renaldo Neeley, Patrick R. Ching |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/6/326 |
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