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The most commonly prescribed rifamycin is known by the name rifampin. (Other types of rifamycins include rifapentine, rifabutin, and rifaximin.) Rifampin is not prescribed very commonly in the United States. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Rifamycins, are most commonly prescribed for the treatment of mycobacterial infections, including tuberculosis (1), or for treating travelers’ diarrhea caused by \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"E. coli \",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"(2). \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Rifampin can sometimes be used in combination with other antibiotics to treat other bacterial infections too (1). 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