Drug not used in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex?: (A) Clarythromycin, (B) Ethambutol, (C) Azithromycin, (D) Rifampicin
Answer is D. Rifabutin is preferred since MAC infection is generally associated with HIV and rifampicin has enzyme inducer activity with anti-HIV drugs.Ref: KD Tripathi 3rd ed; P: 750