- Mechanism of Action
- Believed to inhibit the incorporation of mycolic acids into the mycobacterial cell wall.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
- Contraindications
- Past optic neuritis
- Inability to report visual symptoms (e.g. young age)
- Adverse Effects
- Reduced visual acuity
- Peripheral neuropathy
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