sul·fa·di·a·zine

(sŭl′fə-dī′ə-zēn′)

A sulfa drug, C₁₀H₁₀N₄O₂S, used in the treatment of toxoplasmosis and other infections.

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sulfadiazine

(ˌsʌlfəˈdaɪəˌziːn)

(Pharmacology) an important sulfa drug used chiefly in combination with an antibiotic. Formula: C10H10N4O2S

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

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

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sulfadiazine

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The bandage was changed every other day for 10 days with reapplication of the Vetericyn Plus as well as the addition of 1% silver sulfadiazine cream.

Successful, Full-Thickness Skin Graft in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Current treatment guidelines for toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) (1) recommend either pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine or pyrimethamine plus clindamycin; trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is also known to have comparable potency (2).

Combination of Clindamycin and Azithromycin as Alternative Treatment for Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis

Treatment recommendations for severe cases include discontinuing the responsible drug; using highly potent topical or intralesional corticosteroids for noneroded lesions; applying topical steroid with antibiotics, bacitracin, and silver sulfadiazine; wound dressings for eroded lesions; and systemic corticosteroids (18).

A case of entecavir-associated bullous fixed drug eruption and a review of literature

In these studies, Aloe vera was more effective than petroleum jelly gauze dressing, silver sulfadiazine 1% ointment, and framycetin cream.

The Effect of Aloe Vera Clinical Trials on Prevention and Healing of Skin Wound: A Systematic Review

Treatment with pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine and folic acid is used for patients who are immunocompromised and those immunocompetent patients with severe or persistent symptoms.4 Short course of corticosteroids can be used in toxoplasmosis encephalitis patients with significant cerebral edema and elevated intracranial pressure.

Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient

In addition, the researchers evaluated the dosimetric effect of topical agents by delivering 200 monitor units and measuring the dose at the surface and at a depth of 2 cm in a tissue-equivalent phantom with or without a petroleum-based ointment (Aquaphor, petrolatum 41 percent) and silver sulfadiazine cream, 1 percent.

Light Use of Topical Skin Tx Before Radiotherapy Seems Safe; Radiation dose not impacted with light or moderate use of skin treatments, regardless of beam energy, incidence

The application of topical antibiotics like 1% silver sulfadiazine, sulfamylon, and 0.3% silver nitrate reduces contamination of the wound and allows partial thickness burns to heal.

Role of gentamicin in post-burns perichondritis

([double dagger]) Anti-toxoplasma treatment with sulfadiazine (50 mg/kg BD), pyrimethamine (2 mg/kg/day for 2 days, then 1 mg/kg 3 times a week for the rest of the treatment period), and folinic acid (10 mg 3 times a week).

Prenatal screening for congenital toxoplasmosis

Antitoxoplasmosis agent Sulfadiazine, Antiviral agent's acyclovir, indinavir, and foscarnet used in the treatment of OIs caused by HIV, are all reported to cause intrarenal crystal deposition can cause AKI.

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN HIV PATIENTS IN THE ERA OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY