sulpha

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Noun

sulpha - antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA

sulfa, sulfa drug, sulfonamide

antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide - any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

Sulamyd, sulfacetamide - a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections

sulfadiazine - a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections

sulfamethazine, sulfamezathine - a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine

Gantanol, sulfamethoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract)

sulfanilamide - a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs

sulfapyridine - sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide

Gantrisin, sulfisoxazole - a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract

Thiosulfil - trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial

Translations

sulfamidico

sulpha

, (US) sulfa

adj sulpha drug → Sulfonamid nt

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Widespread use of sulpha medication has raised the possible selection of resistant P.

Study of dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) gene mutations among isolates of Pneumocystis jiroveci

Soon after, the offended man reached a local shop where he bought Sulpha tablets -- a highly toxic insecticide -- and swallowed them.