rifabutin

As nouns the difference between terms and rifabutin

is that terms is while rifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the dna-dependent rna-polymerase of the bacteria.

As nouns the difference between rifabutin and rifampin

is that rifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the dna-dependent rna-polymerase of the bacteria while rifampin is (medicine) an antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

As nouns the difference between tuberculosis and rifabutin

is that tuberculosis is an infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually species: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria while rifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.

As nouns the difference between antibiotic and rifabutin

is that antibiotic is any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms while rifabutin is a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.

As an adjective antibiotic

is of or relating to antibiotics.

As an adjective bactericidal

is that kills bacteria.

As a noun rifabutin is

a bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the dna-dependent rna-polymerase of the bacteria.