sulfonamide

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Their results also indicate that the four types of antimicrobial drug most commonly used in farm animals to help them gain weight — tetracyclines, sulfonamides, quinolones and penicillins — are also the ones with highest resistance rates.

From Nature

This has been extended to include synthetic drugs, including sulfonamides and quinolones.

From Nature

The situation is particularly acute in Africa, where the number of infections is rising and resistance to older antibiotics, such as penicillin or drugs based on sulfonamide, is growing.

From Nature

Denmark and Croatia had sulfonamides, Norway had bacitracin, and Pakistan had several types of antibiotics.

From Forbes

The introduction of the first antimicrobial drugs, known as sulfonamides, in the 1930s presented a significant breakthrough in the fight against infectious disease and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine.

From Salon