Chemicals and Drugs

Antifungal Agents

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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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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8 entry terms
  • 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

  1. National Library of Medicine. Antifungal Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000935. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000935
  2. Antifungal Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifungal
  3. Antifungal Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q578726