co-trimoxazole

/ ˌkəʊtrɪˈmɒksəzəʊl /

noun

1. an antibiotic consisting of a mixture of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa drug): used esp to treat infections of the urinary tract and lungs (as in AIDS)

Example Sentences

The combination also included two antibiotics, azithromycin and co-trimoxazole,a drug routinely given to people starting HIV treatment in Africa.

From The Guardian

Across all countries involved in the trial, the bundle was roughly £4 more expensive than the standard co-trimoxazole drug given to people starting HIV treatment.

From The Guardian

The bug also proved resistant to two other first-line drugs: co-trimoxazole in 30.2% of children and to trimethoprim in 23.6%.

From The Guardian

Before the study, about 20 percent to 40 percent of E. coli in samples from all the women's bodies were resistant to co-trimoxazole.

From Reuters

But the addition of co-trimoxazole, an inexpensive antibiotic, to the long-term treatment plan of those with the worst affected immune systems appears to prevent many of these deaths.

From BBC