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Definition: Nitrofurantoin |
NitrofurantoinNoun1. Derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: NitrofurantoinSynonym: Macrodantin (n). (additional references) |
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Health | Take low doses of an antibiotic such as TMP/SMZ or nitrofurantoin daily for 6 months or longer. (references) | |
The sensitivity test is especially useful in helping the doctor select the most effective drug. The drugs most often used to treat routine, uncomplicated UTIs are trimethoprim (Trimpex), trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra, Cotrim), amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox, Wymox), nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin, Furadantin), and ampicillin. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "nitrofurantoin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nitrofurantoin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | nitrofurantoinum, nitrofurantoine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | nitrofurantoiini. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | nitrofurantoïne. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Nitrofurantoinum, Nitrofurantoin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | nitrofurantoinum, nitrofurantoina. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | itrofurantoinnay nitrofurantoine. (various references) nitrofurantoína. (various references) nitrofurantoin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-i-i-n-n-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-u" | |
-3 letters: nonirritant. | |
-4 letters: intonation, nitrofuran. | |
-5 letters: antiunion, fioritura, nitration, nutrition, ruination, urination. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-i-i-n-n-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-u" | |
+5 letters: counterinflationary. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)N i t r o f u r a n t o i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0069 0074 0072 006F 0066 0075 0072 0061 006E 0074 006F 0069 006E |
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