sulfamethoxazole
noun
sul·fa·meth·ox·a·zole
ˌsəl-fə-ˌme-ˈthäk-sə-ˌzōl 
: an antibacterial sulfonamide C10H11N3O3S used alone or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or acute otitis media)
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Other choices, like nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, or cephalexin, have more effectiveness with less risk of toxicity.
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
Next came Macrobid, a combination treatment of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole.
—Natalie Ma, STAT, 31 Oct. 2021
Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
Laboratory testing found that 20 of these cases were resistant to common antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Aug. 2021
My pulmonary doctor didn’t tell me much except to put me on sulfamethoxazole drugs.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 July 2021
Treatment of nocardia of the lung in people with normal immune systems usually involves trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole; since that seemed not to do well for you, minocycline is a reasonable option.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 July 2021
Seeing a doctor is important not only because the infection can be diagnosed by stool exams, but also because the parasite is treatable with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic combination, according to Dr. Sears.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 June 2021
The usual treatment is trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic combination.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 9 July 2018
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Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
Next came Macrobid, a combination treatment of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole.
—Natalie Ma, STAT, 31 Oct. 2021
Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
Laboratory testing found that 20 of these cases were resistant to common antibiotics such as chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Aug. 2021
My pulmonary doctor didn’t tell me much except to put me on sulfamethoxazole drugs.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 July 2021
Treatment of nocardia of the lung in people with normal immune systems usually involves trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole; since that seemed not to do well for you, minocycline is a reasonable option.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 July 2021
Seeing a doctor is important not only because the infection can be diagnosed by stool exams, but also because the parasite is treatable with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic combination, according to Dr. Sears.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 June 2021
The usual treatment is trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic combination.
—Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 9 July 2018
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sulfamethoxazole
noun
sul·fa·meth·ox·a·zole
variants
or chiefly British sulphamethoxazole
: an antibacterial sulfonamide C10H11N3O3S used alone (as in the treatment of urinary tract infections or prophylaxis against meningococcal meningitis) or in combination with trimethoprim (as in the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, shigellosis, acute otitis media, or urinary tract infections) see bactrim, septra
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