Bactrim, a sulfa drug used to treat urinary tract infections, does NOT harm host cells because eukaryotic cells

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Bactrim targets a pathway involved in the synthesis of folic acid, which bacteria need to produce themselves. Eukaryotic cells, including human cells, do not synthesize folic acid but instead take it in from their diet, making them unaffected by the drug's mechanism of action.

Bactrim, a Sulfa Drug Used to Treat Urinary Tract Infections