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sulfapyridine

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[suhl-fuh-pir-i-deen, -din] / ˌsʌl fəˈpɪr ɪˌdin, -dɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.


Etymology

Origin of sulfapyridine

sulfa(nilamide) + pyridine

Example Sentences

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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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The cases: >A 15-year-old boy with a bad streptococcic infection of the hip showed no improvement after large doses of sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine.

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Albany Laboratories fed the drug to mice infected with Staphylococcus germs, found it far more powerful, far less toxic than sulfapyridine.

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To combat the Staphylococcus sulfanilamide and its offspring sulfapyridine were tried, but with few encouraging results.

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Four groups were fed minute amounts of sulfapyridine, varying from one to eight milligrams.

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