Pharmacologic Substance
anti-infective agent
Subclass of:
Therapeutic Uses
Definitions related to anti-infective agents:
  • (antiinfective agent) Substances that kill or prevent the spreading of infectious agents or organisms in order to prevent the spread of infection.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A pharmacological agent that can kill or prevent the reproduction of infectious organisms.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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