Rifampin Concentrations in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Tuberculous Meningitis

Abstract

Rifampin was administered orally in one dose of 25 mg per kg of body weight to 6 patients with tuberculous meningitis who had received no previous antituberculous chemotherapy and to 7 control subjects. There was no sigificant difference in rifampin absorption at 3 hours between patients and control subjects; however, no rifampin could be detected in the 3-hour cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens taken from control subjects. Significant concentrations were reached in patients' CSF within 3 hours and were maintained for 24 hours.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1973
Accession Number
ADA018833

Entities

People

  • Hassan H. Youssef
  • Isis A. Mikhail
  • John E. Sippel
  • Nabil I. Girgis

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Unit Three

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Anesthesia
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Weight
  • Chemotherapy
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Meningitis
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Standards
  • Tuberculosis

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Immunology