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Meaning of "trimethoprim" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIMETHOPRIM

trimethoprim  [traɪˈmeθəˌprɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIMETHOPRIM

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Trimethoprim is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TRIMETHOPRIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trimethoprim

Trimethoprim /traɪˈmɛθəprɪm/ is a bacteriostatic antibiotic used mainly in the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections. It belongs to the class of chemotherapeutic agents known as dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors. Trimethoprim was formerly marketed by GlaxoSmithKline under trade names including Proloprim, Monotrim, and Triprim; but these trade names have been licensed to various generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. Trimethoprim is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system. Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole are commonly used in combination. The abbreviations TRI and TMP or W are common for referring to trimethoprim, but abbreviating drug names is not best practice in medicine.

Definition of trimethoprim in the English dictionary

The definition of trimethoprim in the dictionary is an antibiotic often prescribed to be taken with a sulphonamide, esp to treat urinary infections.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIMETHOPRIM


Abd-el-Krim
ˌæbdʊlˈkrɪm
abrim
əˈbrɪm
Antrim
ˈæntrɪm
brim
brɪm
crim
krɪm
grim
ɡrɪm
Grimm
ɡrɪm
interim
ˈɪntərɪm
Krim
krɪm
Krym
krɪm
Leitrim
ˈliːtrɪm
megrim
ˈmiːɡrɪm
pilgrim
ˈpɪlɡrɪm
prim
prɪm
Purim
ˈpʊərɪm
retrim
ˌriːˈtrɪm
rim
rɪm
scrim
skrɪm
trim
trɪm
untrim
ʌnˈtrɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIMETHOPRIM

trimaran
Trimble
trimer
trimeric
trimerous
trimester
trimestral
trimestrial
trimeter
trimethadione
trimethyl
trimethylamine
trimethylene
trimetric
trimetric projection
trimetrical
trimetrogon
trimly
trimmed
trimmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIMETHOPRIM

ad interim
alastrim
betrim
broadbrim
chadarim
hadarim
machzorim
overbrim
overtrim
Pacific rim
pichurim
pretrim
shiurim
siddurim
side trim
sopherim
Tarim
the interim
wheel trim
wood trim

Synonyms and antonyms of trimethoprim in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «trimethoprim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRIMETHOPRIM

Find out the translation of trimethoprim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trimethoprim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trimethoprim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甲氧苄啶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trimetoprima
570 millions of speakers

English

trimethoprim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trimethoprim
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميثوبريم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

триметоприм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trimetoprim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

trimethoprim
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

triméthoprime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trimethoprim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trimethoprim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トリメトプリム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트리 메소 프림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trimethoprim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trimethoprim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிரைமொதோபிரிம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रायमॅटोप्रिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trimetoprim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trimetoprim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trimetoprim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

триметоприм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trimetoprim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριμεθοπρίμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trimethoprim
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trimetoprim
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trimetoprim
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trimethoprim

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIMETHOPRIM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIMETHOPRIM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trimethoprim

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIMETHOPRIM»

Discover the use of trimethoprim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trimethoprim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Veterinary Formulary
POM Trimedoxine 4S (Vetoquinol) UK Tablets, or to prepare an oral solution, sulfadiazine, trimethoprim, for calves Withdrawal Periods. Calves: slaughter 15 days Dose. Calves: by mouth, 1 tablet/40 kg body-weight POM Trimedoxine Tablets ...
Yolande M. Bishop, British Veterinary Association, 2005
2
Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Hosts
9.1.2 STUDIES ON THERAPEUTICS 9.1.2.1 Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Co -trimoxazole, TMP-SMX) DuPont et al.3-4 have compared the anti-Shigella efficacy of trimethoprim given alone with a standard 5-d course treatment of ...
Vassil St. Georgiev, 1997
3
Pharmacology ReCap 2.0 for Bachelor of Dentistry Students
Human DHFR is 50,000 times less sensitive to the action of trimethoprim. Resistance to trimethoprim occurs due to production of DHFR with lower affinity for trimethoprim. Kinetics: Broadly resembles the pharmacokinetics of intermediate ...
Dr. J. G. Buch
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Nursing2009 Student Drug Handbook
If indicated, I.V. infusion is given at 8 to 10 mg/kg daily (based on trimethoprim component) in two to four divided doses every 6, 8, or 12 hours for up to 14 days. Maximum trimethoprim dosage is 960 mg daily. Children age 2 months and older : ...
Christiane L. Brownell, Nancy Priff, 2008
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Textbook Of Pharmacology
In view of bacterial resistance and development of more active chemotherapeutic agents, they have been used less frequently. However, in the last decade, the combination of trimethoprim and sulphamethoxazole has re-awakened the ...
Seth, 2008
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The Guide to Off-Label Prescription Drugs: New Uses for ...
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo, Egypt compared the efficacy of twice-daily erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (an antibiotic), and placebo in 47 people with tetracycline-resistant cholera. After treatment ...
Kevin R. Loughlin, Joyce Generali, 2006
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The Antimicrobial Drugs
Poe, M. Antibacterial synergism: a proposal for chemotherapeutic potentiation between trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole. Science 1976; 194:533. 81. Baccanari, D. P., and S. S. Joyner. Dihydrofolate reductase hysteresis and its effect on ...
Eric Michael Scholar, William B. Pratt, 2000
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Pharmacology for Nursing Care
TRIMETHOPRIM Like the sulfonamides, trimethoprim [Primsol] suppresses synthesis of tetrahydrofolic acid. Trimethoprim is active against a broad spectrum of microbes. Mechanism of Action As indicated in Figure 88*2, trimethoprim inhibits ...
Richard A. Lehne, 2013
9
Delmar Nurse's Drug Handbook 2012 Edition
natively (investigational): Sulfamethoxazole, 400 mg, and trimethoprim, 80 mg, q 24 hr or sulfamethoxazole, 800 mg, and trimethoprim, 160 mg, 3 times a week. Children: Sulfamethoxazole, 750 mg/m2, and trimethoprim, 150 mg/m2, each day  ...
George Spratto, Adrienne Woods, 2011
10
Drug Allergy: Clinical Aspects, Diagnosis, Mechanisms, ...
6.15 Specific inhibition by trimethoprim and some structurally related compounds of the reaction of IgE antibodies from a trimethoprim-allergic patient with the drug. The IgE antibodies showed specificity for the 3,4-dirnethoxybenzyl group of ...
Brian Baldo, Nghia H Pham, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIMETHOPRIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trimethoprim is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Grievous error' led to Eunice Richardson's death
A nurse administered 300 milligrams of trimethoprim that evening. The following morning a second doctor realised the error and stopped the prescription. «The Press West Coast, Jul 15»
2
Dynamics of serotype 14 Streptococcus pneumoniae population …
The macrolides resistance genes ermB and mefA, as well as the sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim resistance gene dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) were detected ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
3
Allergic reaction to antibiotic medication kills woman
The 80-year-old died in Christchurch Hospital after she was given bacteriostatic antibiotic, Trimethoprim, for a urinary tract infection, in November 2013. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
Clindamycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole have similar success …
Suspected community-acquired MRSA is often treated with clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX, also known as co-trimoxazole), but certain ... «Clinical Advisor, Jun 15»
5
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole- induced aseptic meningitis
An indwelling bladder catheter was placed, and she was prescribed trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for a urinary tract infection. She had undergone a vaginal ... «Clinical Advisor, May 15»
6
Generics Tested for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Apropos, a trial recently published in the New England Journalof Medicine by Miller and colleagues compared clindamycin with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ... «Medscape, Apr 15»
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Clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole equally effective for …
1. Clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 10-days was equally effective at achieving clinical cure of uncomplicated skin infections (cellulitis, abscess ... «2 Minute Medicine, Mar 15»
8
Antibiotics Equal in Skin Infections
There was no significant difference in efficacy or safety between clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in treating uncomplicated skin ... «MedPage Today, Mar 15»
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Common antibiotic taken with a diuretic linked to sudden death
“Many people think trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole [co-trimoxazole] is a fairly innocuous drug with not a lot of side effects,” says Tony Antoniou, lead author on ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Feb 15»
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Antibiotic, Spironolactone Combo Ups Sudden Death in Elderly
Prescribing the widely used antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in tandem with spironolactone, a diuretic used to treat patients with heart failure, can ... «Medscape, Feb 15»

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