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sulfa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sulfa drug, sulfonamide, sulpha |
| Type of | antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide |
| Has types | gantanol, gantrisin, sulamyd, sulfacetamide, sulfadiazine, sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamezathine, sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine, sulfisoxazole, thiosulfil |
Examples of sulfa
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Malaria-prevention drugs can affect HgA1C, as can the common sulfa antibiotics.
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Doctors have long been warned to go easy on antibiotics and sulfa drugs.
From the time.com
Kazanjian and Meshnick believe these two mutation points may be involved in sulfa binding.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sulfa had a central role in preventing wound infections during the war.
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Sulfa drugs are the oldest antibiotics and some animal studies have found harm during pregnancy.
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Birth defects linked to sulfa drugs included rare brain and heart problems, and shortened limbs.
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The most common manifestations of a hypersensitivity reaction to sulfa drugs are rash and hives.
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Many drugs contain sulfur, early examples being antibacterial sulfonamides, known as sulfa drugs.
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The sulfa components are less risky, but can also cause dangerous reactions when not administered properly.
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The classic form, deservedly dreaded before the era of sulfa drugs and antibiotics, is caused by bacteria.
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Esensten and other officers demanded sulfa powder.
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The first antibiotics were sulfa drugs.
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When gangrene threatens the Japanese, the American pours his only packet of sulfa powder into the ugly leg wound.
From the time.com
There's a large number of drugs that contain sulfa that do not cross react with these sulfonamide antibiotics.
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The age of antibiotics began in the 1930s with the introduction of sulfa drugs, followed by penicillin in 1941.
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It was not until 1935 that the antibiotic properties of sulfonamides were realized, and the first sulfa drugs created.
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Sulfanilamide is one of the sulfa drugs, which were widely used as antibacterials in the early 20th century.
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Meyer said that with rare exceptions, he no longer prescribes sulfa drugs because other alternatives abound.
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- Sulfa drug: antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA
- Sulfonamide is the basis of several groups of drugs. The original antibacterial sulfonamides (sometimes called simply sulfa drugs) are synthetic antimicrobial agents that contain the sulfonamide group. Some sulfonamides are also devoid of antibacterial activity, e.g. ...
- Of or containing sulfanilamide
- A bacteria-inhibiting drug.
