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Abstract
Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.
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- Anti-Fungal Agents
- Antifungal Agent
- Fungicides, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Fungicides
- Agent, Antifungal
- Anti Fungal Agents
- Antibiotics, Antifungal
- Antifungal Antibiotics
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
used in therapy: differentiate from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; for resistance to antifungal agents, DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL are available
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History Note
1967
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QV 252
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Antifungal Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000935. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000935
- Antifungal Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifungal
- Antifungal Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q578726