"Ethambutol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antitubercular agent that inhibits the transfer of mycolic acids into the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus. It may also inhibit the synthesis of spermidine in mycobacteria. The action is usually bactericidal, and the drug can penetrate human cell membranes to exert its lethal effect. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p863)
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D004977
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.782.258.368.265
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethambutol" by people in Profiles.
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High-dose rifapentine with or without moxifloxacin for shortening treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: Study protocol for TBTC study 31/ACTG A5349 phase 3 clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 03; 90:105938.
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Two-stage activity-safety study of daily rifapentine during intensive phase treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Jul; 19(7):780-6.
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Sensititre MYCOTB MIC plate for testing Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility to first- and second-line drugs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014; 58(1):11-8.
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Coccidioides immitis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound. J S C Med Assoc. 2009 Feb; 105(1):4-7.
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Alternative anti-tuberculosis regimen including ofloxacin for the treatment of patients with hepatic injury. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Jul; 11(7):775-80.
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[First experiences in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis with myambutol at the Institute for Tuberculosis of the SR Serbia]. Plucne Bolesti Tuberk. 1969 Apr-Jun; 21(2):212-7.