-Amino-N-2-pyrimidinylbenzenesulfonamide; 2-(4-Aminobenzenesulfonamido)pyrimidine; 2-Sulfanilylaminopyrimidine; Adiazin; Adiazine; Debenal; Liquadiazine; Microsulfon; Sulfazine; Sulfolex; Sulphadiazine; Theradiazine

One of the short-acting Sulfonamides used in combination with Pyrimethamine to treat toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in newborns with congenital infections. Sulfadiazine is a Sulfonamide Antibacterial. The chemical classification of sulfadiazine is Sulfonamides. Sulfadiazine is a synthetic pyrimidinyl sulfonamide derivative, short-acting bacteriostatic Sulfadiazine inhibits bacterial folic acid synthesis by competing with para amino benzoic acid. It is used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in newborns with congenital infections.