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pyrimethamine [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Parasitoses
DEF

A folic acid antagonist used to treat malaria and toxoplasmosis.

CONT

Regimens that include dapsone plus pyrimethamine also are protective against toxoplasmosis but not against most bacterial infections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Parasitoses
OBS

Antifolique utilisé pour la prophylaxie du paludisme et de la toxoplasmose.

CONT

L'association adiazine-pyriméthamine prescrite pour une prophylaxie secondaire de la toxoplasmose prévient probablement la PPC.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Parasitosis
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