Antibiotic vs Rifabutin - What's the difference?
antibiotic | rifabutin |
(pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms.
(pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
(obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.
A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.