sulfa drug
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sulfa drug
[′səl·fə ‚drəg] (pharmacology)
Any of a family of drugs of the sulfonamide type with marked bacteriostatic properties.
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However, the findings do not rule out the fact that in a country like India where co-trimoxazole is used as a prophylactic agent for many opportunistic infections, the emergence of
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The police official said a heavy presence aluminium phosphide, better known as
sulphas used as pesticide, was detected in sweets, juices, water and other edibles in the house during forensic tests.
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