sulfadiazine
IPA: sˈʌɫfʌdˈiʌzin
noun
- (pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibiotic that works by halting the production of folic acid inside the bacterial cell, commonly used to treat meningococcal meningitis, toxoplasmosis, and urinary tract infections.
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Examples of "sulfadiazine" in Sentences
- MoPn has been shown to be sensitive to sulfadiazine.
- Combined streptomycin and sulfadiazine treatmentin brucellosis.
- Zinc sulfadiazine promotes wound healing and controls infection.
- The resulting cerous sulfadiazine is formed as a white precipitate.