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Mycobutin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005612

A drug used to prevent the spread of a bacterium called in patients with advanced HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) infection. It blocks an enzyme that the bacteria need to grow. It is a type of antibiotic. Also called rifabutin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005612
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsrifabutin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005612",
  "term": "Mycobutin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to prevent the spread of a bacterium called in patients with advanced HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) infection. It blocks an enzyme that the bacteria need to grow. It is a type of antibiotic. Also called rifabutin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "rifabutin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/mycobutin/"
}

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