sulfathiazole

American  

[suhl-fuh-thahy-uh-zohl] / ˌsʌl fəˈθaɪ əˌzoʊl /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.

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sulfathiazole British  

/ ˌsʌlfəˈθaɪəˌzəʊl /

noun

1. an antimicrobial sulfa drug used in veterinary medicine and formerly in clinical medicine. Formula: C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2

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Etymology

Origin of sulfathiazole

sulfa(nilamide) + thiazole

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After injecting sulfathiazole into the blood vessels of previously treated rabbits, Saphir found the same kind of scars as in arterio sclerosis that occurs in old age.

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By that time some of the contaminated sulfathiazole had already been sold.

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Other companies were the first to find high-powered, patentable variants like sulfamerazine, sulfadiazine, sulfathiazole and sulfaguanidine.

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At present they are using sulfapyridine for pneumonia, will soon experiment with sulfathiazole for bubonic plague, may try brand-new sulfaguanidine for dysentery.

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For gonorrhea, they get sulfathiazole tablets; for syphilis, slow injections of neoarsphenamine and bismuth.

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