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- abbreviation medicine
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole , also known asco-trimoxazole .
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In the study, 221 women who had at least three recurrent UTIs in the previous year were randomly selected for a 12-month course of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) (Bactrim, Bethaprim, Cotrim, Septra), taken once daily with two placebo pills, or one cranberry capsule with 500 milligrams of cranberry extract taken twice a day with one placebo pill.
Antibiotics beat cranberries at fighting urinary tract infections 2011
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The women were randomly assigned to a daily dose of either the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP-SMX or cranberry capsules.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAUL TAYLOR 2011
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At the same time, antibiotic resistance rates tripled in the individuals using TMP-SMX, although resistance dropped back to pre-study levels within three months of stopping the medication.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAUL TAYLOR 2011
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At the same time, antibiotic resistance rates tripled in the individuals using TMP-SMX, although resistance dropped back to pre-study levels within three months of stopping the medication.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAUL TAYLOR 2011
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Both TMP-SMX and cranberry capsules start at about 25 cents per day.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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In the new study, researchers led by Dr. Marielle Beerepoot of Amsterdam's Academic Medical Center randomly assigned 221 premenopausal women with at least three UTIs in the past year to take the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP-SMX or cranberry capsules each day.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The women were randomly assigned to a daily dose of either the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP-SMX or cranberry capsules.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed PAUL TAYLOR 2011
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Resistance to TMP-SMX -- and some similar antibiotics -- also shot up in the antibiotic group within one month.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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B. pseudomallei isolate was tested against CTZ and TMP-SMX.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chakrit Sawasdidoln et al. 2010
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Despite the risk, TMP-SMX remains a useful antibiotic, they said.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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