Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crystalline antibacterial compound, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

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  • noun medicine A medication used in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, having the chemical formula C6H7N3O

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  • noun antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[isoni(cotinic acid), isomer of nicotinic acid (iso– + nicotinic acid) + (hydr)azid(e) (hydr(o)– + az(o)– + –ide).]

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Examples

  • The goal in Zambia is to explore ways of helping people recognise active TB cases; in South Africa and Brazil researchers will test the cost and effectiveness of a treatment programme called isoniazid preventive therapy.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • More than a quarter of people diagnosed with TB in one region of northwestern Russia in 2008 had a form of the disease not treatable with rifampin and another generic antibiotic called isoniazid, the WHO said in March.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2010

  • The standard medication for T. B is the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, isoniazid, which is also an antidepressant, and thus capable of wearing out its welcome.

    Emaxhealth 2009

  • That disease had largely disappeared from America, thanks to excellent hygiene and powerful modern drugs such as isoniazid and rifampin.

    Firedoglake » GOP Corruption: It’s the New Blow Job 2006

  • This could be combined with alternative TB preventive strategies such as isoniazid preventive therapy in the intervening period.

    unknown title 2009

  • This could be combined with alternative TB preventive strategies such as isoniazid preventive therapy in the intervening period.

    unknown title 2009

  • M. tuberculosis, or mutations in mycobacterial genes which are associated with resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin.

    MicrobiologyBytes 2008

  • Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.

    Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011

  • Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.

    Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011

  • Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.

    Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011

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