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sulfonamide

sulfonamide

1 7.5
A medicine that kills or stops the growth of some bacteria
  • noun
  • /sʌlˈfɒnəˌmaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sulfonamida
  • Other microbes listed as causing serious diseases may be resistant to chloroquine, ciprofloxacin, sulfonamides, and/or clindamycin, as well as the drugs listed above.
  • sulfonamide resistance
  • sulfonamide and tetracycline
  • sulfonamide and ampicillin

Examples

  • In addition, despite a major reduction in the rate of sulfonamide use in the United Kingdom in 1995, resistance to sulfonamides persisted at high rates among clinical E. coli isolates (22, 25).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Sulfonamides were introduced in the 1930s and have been in continuous use for over 70 years.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Systemic disease responds to sulfonamide and pyrimethamine.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Sulfonamide resistance has been observed in human E. coli isolates since 1950 and in animal isolates since 1964.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Up to 5% of the patients receiving penicillins, sulfonamides, phenytoin, or gold will develop a maculopapular eruption.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The most frequent co-resistant phenotype observed was to tetracycline and streptomycin (29.7%), followed by tetracycline and sulfonamide (29.0%).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Similarly, a 30-year (1979-2009) follow-up study on E. coli in Sweden showed an increasing resistance trend for ampicillin, sulfonamide, trimethoprim, and gentamicin (13).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Doctors often prescribe sulfonamide antibiotics to treat bacterial infections effectively.

  • Due to their effectiveness, sulfonamide drugs have been used in medicine for decades.

  • Research shows that sulfonamide compounds can inhibit the growth of certain harmful bacteria.

Synonyms

sulfa
vssulfonamide
  • Specialized
3 8.2

An antibiotic drug that stops bacteria from growing by using sulfonamide chemicals

is the general term for the compounds without specifying the exact mechanism
sulfa drug
vssulfonamide
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A medicine that stops bacteria from growing to treat infections

is the technical name for the compounds focusing on chemical structure not drug use

Surface Forms

sulfonamide singular
sulfonamides plural

Morphology

sulfonamide = amide (opaque) = sulfon + amide

The item is a technical chemical formation: 'sulfon-' is a combining form not a familiar English morpheme and 'amide' is technical, so the meaning is not derivable by an average learner.

Etymology

The word sulfonamide joins sulfo, from the element 'sulfur', and amide, a chemical group related to 'ammonia', so it names a compound with a sulfur-containing amide part. That's why sulfonamides, often called 'sulfa' drugs, are a family of medicines that fight bacteria.