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Antimicrobial Drugs

Antimicrobial Drugs

Microorganisms, also called microbes, are the collective name of all tiny organisms that are invisible to the naked eye. Harmful microorganisms are called pathogenic microorganisms which can cause diseases. Antimicrobial drugs refer to any substance that inhibits and kills pathogenic microorganisms and are used to treat infectious diseases. They can interfere with the life cycle of microorganisms and thereby impeding their growth and reproduction. Antimicrobial agents can be classified into antibiotics or antibacterial drugs, antifungal drugs, antiviral drugs, antiparasitic drugs and antiprotozoal drugs according to the microorganisms they act primarily against.