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.
tuberculosis
Noun
(tuberculoses)
(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually , 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.
Synonyms
* phthisic
* consumption
* TB (abbreviation)
Derived terms
* miliary tuberculosis
* pulmonary tuberculosis
* MDR-TB
* XDR-TB
Related terms
* Mtb
rifabutin
English
Noun
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wikipedia rifabutin)
A bactericidal antibiotic, primarily used in the treatment of tuberculosis, whose effect is based on blocking the DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase of the bacteria.