Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crystalline antibacterial compound, C6H7N3O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
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- noun medicine A
medication used in the prevention and treatment oftuberculosis , having the chemical formula C6H7N3O
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- noun antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The goal in Zambia is to explore ways of helping people recognise active TB cases; in South Africa and Brazil researchers will test the cost and effectiveness of a treatment programme called isoniazid preventive therapy.
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More than a quarter of people diagnosed with TB in one region of northwestern Russia in 2008 had a form of the disease not treatable with rifampin and another generic antibiotic called isoniazid, the WHO said in March.
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The standard medication for T. B is the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, isoniazid, which is also an antidepressant, and thus capable of wearing out its welcome.
Emaxhealth 2009
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That disease had largely disappeared from America, thanks to excellent hygiene and powerful modern drugs such as isoniazid and rifampin.
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This could be combined with alternative TB preventive strategies such as isoniazid preventive therapy in the intervening period.
unknown title 2009
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This could be combined with alternative TB preventive strategies such as isoniazid preventive therapy in the intervening period.
unknown title 2009
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M. tuberculosis, or mutations in mycobacterial genes which are associated with resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin.
MicrobiologyBytes 2008
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Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.
Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011
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Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.
Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011
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Because people living with HIV are at risk of catching TB in our area, those who are not sick with TB are given isoniazid, a medicine that prevents TB.
Jorge Sampaio: Time to Act: Stop TB/AIDS Jorge Sampaio 2011
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