glossary:bactrim
(1) antibiotic (sulfa) drug combination. TMP-SMX is the preferred first-line therapy for prophylaxis and treatment of PCP, and may be effective against other OIs such as toxoplasmosis. Combination of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
(2) A sulfa based antibiotic used to treat and prevent respiratory infections such as Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).
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Antibiotics (blog)
glossary/bactrim.txt · Last modified: 2012/10/16 14:40 (external edit)
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