Title: What Condition Does Bactrim Treat: Uses, Dosage, and Side Effects
Headings: What Does Bactrim Treat?
What Does Bactrim Treat?
Bactrim
What causes acid reflux all of a sudden?
What conditions does Bactrim treat?
How does Bactrim work?
Bactrim and Alcohol
Dosage
Side Effects of Bactrim
Nausea and Vomiting
Vaginal Infection
Increased Sensitivity to Sunlight
Insomnia
Possible Interactions
Bactrim Safety
Key Takeaways

Content: Expert Answers
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What conditions does Bactrim treat? Bactrim can treat a wide variety of conditions. This antibiotic can be used for the treatment of the following conditions: Chronic bronchitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae
Middle ear infection caused by Streptococcus and Haemophilus influenzae
Intestinal infections caused by Shigella
Short-term diarrhea
Diverticulitis
Whipple's Disease
Urinary tract infections caused by Klebsiella, Morganella morganii, Proteus organisms, Enterobacter cloacae, or E. coli
UTI prevention
Prevention of plague
Toxoplasmosis prevention
AIDS with toxoplasmosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and its prevention
Bacterial pneumonia
Whooping Cough
Sinus irritation and congestion
Bone and skin infections
Typhoid Fever
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) due to Chlamydia
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
Salmonella paratyphi infection
Coxiella burnetii infection
Nocardia infection
Colonization with Menigococcus without symptoms of infection
Diabetic foot infection
Chronic fungal infections
Brucellosis
CNS infection with Listeria monocytogenes
Bacterial endocarditis
Vibrio cholerae infection
Chronic granulomatous disease ( CGD)
How does Bactrim work? In 1973, Bactrim was approved by the FDA. Bactrim consists of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Bacteria need folic acid to grow, and these two synthetic antibiotics impair the ability of bacteria to utilize folic acid.