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Concept information
Preferred term
anti-infective agents
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- antibiotics
- antifungal agents
- antiparasitic agents
- antiseptics
- antiviral agents
- arsanilic acid
- carbadox
- chloramphenicol
- chlorhexidine
- ciprofloxacin
- enrofloxacin
- furaltadone
- isoniazid
- nalidixic acid
- nitrapyrin
- nitrofural
- ofloxacin
- oxazolidinones
- oxolinic acid
- sulfachlorpyridazine
- sulfadimethoxine
- sulfamerazine
- sulfamethazine
- sulfanilamide
- sulfapyridine
- sulfaquinoxaline
- sulfathiazole
- sulfisoxazole
- tiamulin
Synonyms
- antiinfective agents
- antimicrobial agents
- antimicrobials
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3054
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