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High Prescription Rate of Medications With Rifampin Drug-drug Interactions in Patients With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Should Rifabutin Be Included in Clinical Trials for Adjunctive Therapy?

Mallarino-Haeger C, Watson A, Mahgoub U, Francis L, Heydari M, Choudhary M, Garcia-Toca M, Patel M et al.

Open forum infectious diseases, 2024

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Abstract

Rifampin may improve diabetic foot osteomyelitis outcomes, but its extensive drug-drug interactions could hamper its use. Here, through a review of the medications prescribed to a cohort of 190 persons with diabetic foot osteomyelitis, we show that rifabutin, a rifamycin with fewer drug-drug interactions, would be easier to implement in practice.

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