"Sulfonamides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of compounds that contain the structure SO2NH2. Members of this group, also known as sulfa drugs, are derivatives of sulfanilamide, which competitively inhibit folic acid synthesis in microorganisms, and are bacteriostatic. They have been largely supplanted by more effective and less toxic antibiotics. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013449
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.884 D02.886.590.700
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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