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Furazolidine
Furazolidone is a nitrofuran antibacterial agent and monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). It is marketed by Roberts Laboratories under the brand name Furoxone and by GlaxoSmithKline as Dependal-M. Medical uses Furazolidone has been used in human and veterinary medicine. It has a broad spectrum of activity being active against * Gram positive ** ''Clostridium perfringens'' ** ''Corynebacterium pyogenes'' ** Streptococcus, Streptococci ** Staphylococcus, Staphylococci * Gram negative ** ''Escherichia coli'' ** ''Salmonella dublin'' ** ''Salmonella typhimurium'' ** ''Shigella'' * Protozoa ** ''Giardia lamblia'' ** ''Eimeria'' species ** ''Histomonas meleagridis'' Use in humans In humans it has been used to treat diarrhoea and enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections, including traveler's diarrhoea, cholera and salmonella, bacteremic salmonellosis. Use in treating ''Helicobacter pylori'' infections has also been proposed. Furazolidone has also been used for giardiasis (du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitrofuran
Nitrofurans are a class of drugs typically used as antibiotics or antimicrobials. The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group. Drugs Members of this class of drugs include: * Antibacterials (antibiotics) ** Difurazone (also known as Nitrovin) — an antibacterial growth promoter used in the animal feeds ** Furazolidone ** Nifurfoline ** Nifuroxazide ** Nifurquinazol ** Nifurtoinol ** Nifurzide ** Nitrofural (also known as nitrofurazone) ** Nitrofurantoin — a drug used to treat urinary tract infections ** Ranbezolid — technically an oxazolidinone antibiotic bearing a nitrofuran group * Antimicrobials ** Furaltadone — an antiprotozoal ** Furazidine — an antibacterial and antiprotozoal *** Furaginum — an antibacterial ** Furylfuramide — a formerly used food preservative ** Nifuratel — an antiprotozoal and antifungal ** Nifurtimox Nifurtimox, sold under the brand name Lampit, is a medication used to treat Chagas disease and sleeping s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |