Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) may develop with long-term antibiotic administration, but is rarely reported to be caused by antitubercular agents. We present a case of PMC that occurred 120 days after starting rifampicin. A 74-year-old man was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and started on a standard HERZ regimen (isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin, pyrazinamide). After 4 months of HERZ, h...

As a part of our research to develop novel antimicrobial and antitubercular agents, a series of 4-(2-aryl-4-oxo-1,3thiazolidine)-5-mercapto-3-(5-nitroindazolyl methyl)-1,2,4triazoles (5a-j) have been synthesized by conventional as well as microwave method. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by IR, H NMR, C NMR, FABmass spectra and also by microanalytical data. These compounds were...

Triazole is a five member heterocyclic nucleus has attracted a wide consideration in exploration for the new remedial agents. This nucleus acts very important role in biological fields for various biologically active molecules. The chemistry of triazole compounds has expected considerable interest due to their synthetic and effective biological properties likes analgesic, antinflammatory, antio...

Pseudomembranous colitis is known to develop with long-term antibiotic administration, but antitubercular agents are rarely reported as a cause of this disease. We experienced a case of pseudomembranous colitis associated with rifampin. The patient was twice admitted to our hospital for the management of frequent bloody, mucoid, jelly-like diarrhea and lower abdominal pain that developed after ...

Tuberculosis was declared as a global pandemic and panic because the causative Mycobacterium tuberculosis can kill an incredible number of individuals which formulate a major obstacle to social and economic development of the country. Most of the developing countries are affected by tuberculosis. Antitubercular therapy involves the use of Directly Observed Therapy Short (DOTS) course for 6-9 mo...

Keeping in view the drawbacks associated with research on anti-TB drugs based on plant extracts and the non-availability of fluorinated natural products with antitubercular activity has prompted us to make an effort towards the synthesis and characterization of a novel series of fifteen substituted fluorobenzimidazoles. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by I.R, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR,...

A series of novel 3, 4-methylenedioxybenzene scaffold incorporated 1,3,5-trisubstituted-2-pyrazoline derivatives was synthesised as potent antitubercular agents via chalcone intermediates by reaction with hydrazines. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and mass spectral data. The novel pyrazolines were screened for in vitro antitubercular activity by almar blue d...