1. Njenge-antibacterial agent, isebenza ngokukodwa kwi-Staphylococcus kunye ne-Escherichia coli. Isetyenziswa ikakhulu kunyango lwekholera yeentaka.
2. Amachiza okuthintela ukosuleleka kwintsholongwane yomchamo, usulelo lwendlela yokuphefumla, usulelo lwamathumbu, usulelo lweSalmonella, i-acute otitis media ebantwaneni, kunye ne-meningitis.
3. I-sulfonamides isetyenziselwa kakhulu unyango lwezifo ezithintekayo kunye nezingapheliyo, kodwa kunye nokuthintela i-meningitis kunye ne-acute otitis media ebangelwa yi-influenza bacilli.
4. Le mveliso inokuthintela ukukhula kweebhaktheriya, inefuthe elinamandla ngokukodwa kwi-Staphylococcus kunye ne-E. coli, kwaye inefuthe elihle ekuphatheni izifo ze-urinary tract kunye nokuphazamiseka kweenkukhu.