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- noun medicine A combination of
trimethoprim andsulfamethoxazole used to treatbacterial infections
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Examples
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In 2007, 200,000 HIV-positive TB patients were enrolled on co-trimoxazole treatment to prevent opportunistic infections and 100,000 were on antiretroviral therapy.
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Co-trimoxazole, a combination of two drugs that is one of the cheapest antibiotics in the world, was used in a test that involved
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The placebo group were immediately put on co-trimoxazole.
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They contend that the results are so emphatic that co-trimoxazole should be administered as a matter of course to all children in Africa who have been diagnosed with HIV.
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Sulfas (sulfonamides): sulfamethoxazole (part of co-trimoxazole), sulfisoxazole
Chapter 36 1997
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· Take co-trimoxazole for 10 days or more (see the Green Pages).
Chapter 22 1997
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Drink a lot of water every day if you take co-trimoxazole.
Chapter 22 1997
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For persons with AIDS, regular use of the antibiotic co-trimoxazole may help prevent some kinds of pneumonia and diarrhea.
Chapter 22 1997
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When Juanita felt satisfied that modern medicines were the best treatment for her health problem, Don Pedro gave Juanita some pills called doxycycline and co-trimoxazole and told her to come back in a week, after she had taken them all.
Chapter 7 1997
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Allergic reactions to co-trimoxazole are more common in persons with AIDS.
Chapter 22 1997
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