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MOA of Sulfronamide (Sulfa Drug) Antibiotics - P2
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Sources & Resources
- Bauman, R. (2014) Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy. Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
- Park Talaro, K (2008) Foundations in Microbiology, McGraw Hill.
- Bayarski, Yuri, "Antibiotics and Their Types, Uses and Side Effects."
- Microbiology In the Home: Tips To Sanitize Your House and Keep Your Family Healthy, Household Microbiology article from Science Prof Online.
- Microbial Control Laboratory Exercise Main Page from the Virtual Microbiology Classroom.
Antimicrobial Spectrum of Sulfa Drugs
Sulfonamides have broad spectrum activity against both Gram-positive and
Gram-negative bacteria.
Type of Infections Sulfa Antimicrobic Drugs are Used Against
Sulfa drugs are used to treat some types of bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infections, shigellosis, Nocardia infections (a type of bacterium with an unusual waxy cell wall) and specific protozoal infections.
Page last updated: 8/2015
Allergies to sulfonamides are common (about 3% of general population), so sulfa drugs are prescribed carefully. Hypersensitivity reactions are less frequently seen in non-antibiotic sulfonamides. The most common hypersensitivity reaction to sulfa drugs are skin reactions such as rashes and hives. However, there are several types of reactions that can be life-threatening.
Antibiotic Resistance
Bacterial resistance to sulfonamide antibiotics is also common, and sulfa drugs are frequently used in combination with trimethoprim; which blocks two steps in folic acid metabolism, and thus helps prevent the emergence of strains of bacteria resistant to sulfa drugs.
* The information in this article is not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or treatment of illness. If you are sick, seek help from a trained medical professional, not a computer.
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