Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole combination/Definition

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A widely used synergistic combination of two antibiotics, with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms, including Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly Pneumocystis carini) pneumonia in AIDS and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus