Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial agents

Antimicrobial agent is a large variety of chemical compounds and physical agents that are used to destroy microrganisms to prevent their development. These medicines are often grouped consistent with the microorganisms they act primarily against. The antibiotics are used against bacteria, and anti fungal  are used against fungi. . Agents that kill microbes are microbiological, while those that merely inhibit their growth are called bio static. While the utilization of antimicrobial medicines to stop infection is understood as antimicrobial prophylaxis.

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