(sulfonamides) have been used to battle bacterial infections since the 1930s. They target specific chemical reactions within a cell -- the metabolic pathways -- by binding to an enzyme called dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), which then blocks bacteria's ability to synthesize dihydriofolic acid...
Many people with a sulfa allergy can tolerate non-antibiotic sulfonamides because the risk of cross-reactivity (an allergic reaction that occurs when proteins in a substance are similar to an allergen) is lower.10Even so, it is still possible to react to these medications in hypersensitive people...
Transparency Market Research, March 2014, Antibacterial Drugs Mar- ket (By Class - Aminoglycosides, B-Lactams, Tetracyclines, Sulfonamides, Quinolones/ Fluoroquinolones, Macrolides and Phenicols, and Pipeline Analysis) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Fore- cast, 2013 - ...