Antiinfective agent

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

antimicrobial agent, antimicrobial drug, communicable disease control agent, germicide, microbicide

Broader Terms

drug /agent

Narrower Terms

anthelmintic, antibacterial agent, antibiotic, antifungal agent, antiparasitic agent, antiprotozoal agent, antiviral agent, disinfectant, local antiinfective agent

Related Terms

condom, microorganism disease chemotherapy

Scope Note

substances that kill or prevent the spreading of infectious agents or organisms in order to prevent the spread of infection.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Additional polymer materials may also reduce binding of the antiinfective agent to the latex, as these materials have less affinity for the antiinfective agent such that even if bound, the antiinfective agent is rapidly released from this surface.
• At the time of kinetic studies, the antiinfective agent is injected in an ear vein.
• Resistant strains can be passed to other patients, causing treatment failures when the same antiinfective agent is used, as has occurred with failures of Malaria antivirals.
• scaber as an antiinfective agent is the objective of our present study.
• The catheter of claim 10 wherein said antiinfective agent is selected from the group consisting of chlorhexidine, silver sulfadiazine and an antibiotic.

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