Antimicrobial Drugs
ثبت نشده
چکیده
Antimicrobials are classified by the pathogens targeted, e.g. as antibacterials or antifungals. This grouping may be subdivided as antibacterials also include urinary antiseptics and anti-mycobacterial drugs. Antimicrobials, especially antibacterials, are strictly classified into chemotherapeutic agents (synthetic chemicals), and antibiotics, produced from living organisms, usually fungi. However, 'antibiotic' is often used loosely to mean all antibacterials. Antibacterials can be further described by their:
منابع مشابه
Nonprescribed Antimicrobial Drugs in Latino Community, South Carolina
We investigated in a sample of Latinos the practices of antimicrobial drug importation and use of nonprescribed antimicrobial drugs. In interviews conducted with 219 adults, we assessed health beliefs and past and present behaviors consistent with acquiring antimicrobial drugs without a prescription in the United States. Many (30.6%) believed that antimicrobial drugs should be available in the ...
متن کاملAntimicrobial Drugs in the Home, United Kingdom
A total of 6% of 6,983 households in the United Kingdom had leftover antimicrobial drugs, and 4% had standby antimicrobial drugs. Respondents with leftover drugs were more educated, more knowledgeable about antimicrobial drugs, younger, and female. Of respondents with leftover drugs, 44% kept them in case of future need, and 18% had taken these drugs without medical advice.
متن کاملAntimicrobial susceptibility of one thousand bacterial isolates to five antibacterial agents commonly used in the Iranian poultry industry
BACKGROUNDS: Different susceptibility rates of pathogenic bacteria to antimicrobial agents are considered major factors in the choice of drugs and the success of treatments. Concerns have been raised regarding the emergence of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria that may result in unpredictable antimicrobial susceptibilities and therapy failure. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this in...
متن کاملThe antimicrobial activity of psychotherapeutic drugs and stereo-isomeric analogues.
The aim of the investigation was to throw light on the question whether drugs other than antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents exert an antimicrobial effect. In order to elucidate this, the antimicrobial effect of selected psychotherapeutic drugs and their stereo-isomeric analogues was studied. The development of psychotherapeutic drugs from aniline dyes has been reviewed against the backgrou...
متن کاملSynthesis of some Novel Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxy Benzopyran-2-Ones as Antimicrobial Agent
Complexes of 3-[{3-(3'-bromo phenyl)}-prop-2-enoyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one with Cu(II), Ni(II), Fe(II), Co(II) and Mn(II) have been synthesized and characterized using elemental analysis, IR spectra and conductivity measurements. These studies revealed that they are having octahedral geometry of the type [ML2 (H2O)2]. In-vitro antimicrobial activity of all synthesized compounds and...
متن کاملRelationship between antimicrobial drug usage and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-positive mastitis pathogens.
The objective of this study was to analyze relationships between usage of antimicrobial drugs on dairy farms and results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mastitis pathogens. Exposure to selected antimicrobial drugs (n = 10) was standardized by calculation of the number of defined daily doses used per cow. Farms (n = 40) were categorized based on amount of antimicrobial exposure: organ...
متن کامل