title: Rifabutine: minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of rifabutine (ansamycin LM427, spiropiperidyl rifamycin) against rifampin-susceptible and rifampin-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were determined. The MICs for 17 rifampin-susceptible strains were low, falling in a narrow range of 0.06 microgram/ml or less when determined by either the agar-dilution method (in 7H10 or 7H11 agar) or in 7H12 broth (radiometrically or by sampling and colony-forming units [CFU/ml] determination). The MICs of rifabutine for 21 rifampin-resistant strains were much higher, ranging from 0.25 to 16.0 micrograms/ml. The MBCs of rifabutine were 0.125 or 0.25 microgram/ml for rifampin-susceptible strains, and were 4.0 and 32.0 micrograms/ml for two tested rifampin-resistant strains. The MIC/MBC ratio was 1:4 for rifampin-susceptible strains.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Heifets
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lindholm-Levy
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Iseman
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D017828:Rifabutin; D012294:Rifamycins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D012294:Rifamycins; D017828:Rifabutin