Pharmacologic Substance
antitubercular agent
[ an-tee-too-bur-kyuh-ler, tyoo-, an-tahy- ey-juhnt ]
Subclass of:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Definitions related to antitubercular agents:
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(antituberculosis) Describes a drug or effect that works against tuberculosis (a contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any agent that is active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and can be used in the treatment of or in the prevention of tuberculosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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