LP17991-8
Dapsone
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Description
Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone) is an antibacterial most commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine as multidrug therapy (MDT) for the treatment of Mycobacterium leprae infections (leprosy). It is also second-line treatment for prophylaxis (prevention) against Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly P. carinii) in HIV patients. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Dapsone
- Part Display Name
- Dapsone
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- DDS
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 氨苯砜 Synonyms: C12H12N2O2S; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Dapsone |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Dapsoon |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Dapsona |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Dapsone |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Dapson |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Дапсон |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | dapson |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Dapsone |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Dapsone |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Δαψόνη Synonyms: Δαψόνη |
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