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sulfadiazine

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sulfadiazine /sul·fa·di·a·zine/ (-di´ah-zen) a sulfonamide antibacterial, used as the base or the sodium salt in the treatment of infections including nocardiosis, toxoplasmosis, otitis media, and chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria. See also under silver.
sul·fa·di·a·zine (slf-d-zn)
n.
A sulfa drug used in the treatment of meningitis and other infections.

sulfadiazine
a rapidly absorbed and readily excreted sulfonamide antibacterial agent. Used commonly in triple-sulfa preparations. The sodium salt is used intravenously.

silver sulfadiazine
see silver sulfadiazine.
sodium sulfadiazine
an antibacterial compound used intravenously.
sulfadiazine-trimethoprim
a very popular combination of a potentiated sulfonamide because of its broad antibacterial spectrum and its small dose rate.

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