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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuji Yamashita, Kobe, JP;
Kazunori Hosoe, Takasago, JP;
Takayoshi Hidaka, Kobe, JP;
George Todaro, Seattle, WA (US);
Ribhi M Shawar, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514183 ;
Abstract
A method for treatment of diseases caused by Chlamydia infection is disclosed comprising administering a rifamycin of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom or acetyl, and X is oxygen, sulfur or a group NR, in which R is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms or a group of the formula (II): ##STR2## in which n is an integer of 1 to 3; or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.