- An
antimicrobial is an
agent that
kills microorganisms (microbicide) or
stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent).
Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped...
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR)
occurs when
microbes evolve mechanisms that
protect them from
antimicrobials,
which are
drugs used to
treat infections...
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also
called host
defence peptides (HDPs) are part of the
innate immune response found among all
classes of life. Fundamental...
- An
antibiotic is a type of
antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most
important type of
antibacterial agent for
fighting bacterial...
- by some
component of the body's defenses. Also,
because neutrophil antimicrobial products can also
damage host tissues,
their short life
limits damage...
- of
antimicrobial components and bind, disarm, and kill
microbes extracellularly independent of
phagocytic uptake. In
addition to
their antimicrobial properties...
- An
antimicrobial surface is
coated by an
antimicrobial agent that
inhibits the
ability of
microorganisms to grow on the
surface of a material. Such surfaces...
- The
antimicrobial spectrum of an
antibiotic means the
range of
microorganisms it can kill or inhibit.
Antibiotics can be
divided into broad-spectrum antibiotics...
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Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) is an
antimicrobial peptide encoded in the
human by the CAMP gene. The
active form is LL-37. In humans, CAMP...
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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
refers to
coordinated efforts to
promote the
optimal use of
antimicrobial agents,
including drug choice, dosing, route...
