isoniazid
noun
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Definition of isoniazid
: a crystalline compound C6H7N3O used in treating tuberculosis
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The World Health Organization has estimated that in 2016, some 600,000 cases of tuberculosis were resistant to at least two of the front-line drugs used to treat tuberculosis, rifampicin and isoniazid. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "Scientists have a promising new approach for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis," 25 Apr. 2018 Doctors have been prescribing two TB drugs, rifampicin and isoniazid, for almost half of a century. — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, "TB Treatment May Leave Some Patients Contagious," 6 Apr. 2018 Patients received standard drug doses to treat TB, but concentrations in the blood were found to be jarringly low: 84 percent of the participants had substandard levels of isoniazid, and 78 percent fell below targets for rifampicin. — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, "TB Treatment May Leave Some Patients Contagious," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'isoniazid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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isoniazid
noun
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Medical Definition of isoniazid
: a crystalline compound C6H7N3O used in treating tuberculosis
— called also isonicotinic acid hydrazide