Antifungal agent

Introduction: Antifungal agent

Description of Antifungal agent

Antifungal agent: substances that are destructive to fungi, suppress their reproduction or growth, or are effective against fungal infection.
Source: CRISP

Antifungal agent: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Antifungal agent: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Antifungal agent:

• Antifungal
• Agent

Terms associated with Antifungal agent:

Terms Similar to Antifungal agent:

• Fungicides, Therapeutic

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Fungicides, Industrial

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Antifungal agent:

• Antibiotics, Antifungal

Source - MeSH 2007

• antifungal antibiotic
• atovaquone
• fluconazole
• flucytosine
• furocoumarin
• itraconazole
• ketoconazole

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Antifungal agent

• Anti-Infective Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• antiinfective agent

Source - CRISP

The term Antifungal agent can be used for:

• clotrimazole
• fungicide

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Antifungal agent:

• hexachlorobenzene

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Antifungal agent

The following list attempts to classify Antifungal agent into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Anti-Infective Agents
        • Antifungal Agents

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