Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Rifabutin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Prophylaxis of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in patients with AIDS.
- Treatment of H. pylori infections in combination with other agents.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Treatment of disseminated MAC in patients with AIDS (in combination with a macrolide plus ethambutol).
- Treatment of TB in patients with AIDS who are taking PIs or NNRTIs.
- Treatment of latent TB in patients intolerant to INH. Rifabutin x 4 months can be considered.
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Last updated: July 4, 2021
Citation
Avdic, Edina. "Rifabutin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2021. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540482/all/Rifabutin.
Avdic E. Rifabutin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540482/all/Rifabutin. Accessed May 15, 2025.
Avdic, E. (2021). Rifabutin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540482/all/Rifabutin
Avdic E. Rifabutin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2021. [cited 2025 May 15]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540482/all/Rifabutin.
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