The first sulfonamide used with great success in combating pneumonia was:

A. PABA
B. trimethoprim
C. sulfapyridine
D. sulfamethoxazole


c
Rationale: In 1937, Ewins and Phillips of England synthesized sulfapyridine, which was the first sulfonamide used with great success in combating pneumonia.

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