Antimicrobial
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antimicrobial-173-191874
title:
Antimicrobial
text:
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth. Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibiotics are used against bacteria, and antifungals are used against fungi. They can also be classified according to their function. The use of antimicrobial medicines to treat infection is known as antimicrobial chemotherapy, while the use of antimicrobial medicines to prevent infection is k
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Drug used to kill microorganisms or stop their growth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial
date created:
2004-09-07T08:28:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:51:15Z
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