How have sulfa drugs influenced our perception of infectious diseases and their treatment

This paper studies the contribution of sulfa drugs, a groundbreaking medical innovation in the 1930s, to declines in US mortality. Sulfa drugs, antibiotics and other medicines that contain a sulfonamide molecule, are not the same thing as sulfites. Sulfates are salts of sulfuric acid and ... Apr 15, 2025 ... noun : any of various synthetic organic bacteria-inhibiting drugs that are sulfonamides derived especially from sulfanilamide Use of sulfonamides may cause bilirubin to be displaced from proteins in the infant's blood. Displacement of bilirubin can lead to jaundice and a dangerous ... Sep 8, 2009 ... Sulfonamides are among the most commonly reported causes of drug-induced thrombocytopenia. 1 Affected patients typically present with ... Aug 29, 2023 ... The acetylsalicylic acid-sulfamethoxazole conjugate exhibited exceptional anti-inflammatory activity, effectively curtailing induced edema by 83.7%. Mar 1, 2025 ... There is not an absolute need to avoid use of all sulfa-based drugs in all patients with a history of antimicrobial sulfonamide allergy. The only antibiotic medicine containing a sulfonamide routinely available, and subsidised, in New Zealand is sulfamethoxazole with trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole ... Jun 18, 2009 ... This paper studies the contribution of sulfa drugs, a groundbreaking medical innovation in the 1930s, to declines in US mortality. Antibiotics containing chemicals called sulfonamides can trigger a reaction if you have a sulfa allergy. These antibiotics include combination drugs.