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Antimicrobial Drugs
Antimicrobial Drugs
Dr. Mejbah Uddin Ahmed
Dr. Mejbah Uddin Ahmed
Antimicrobial Agents:
Antimicrobial are the agents, they either kill or
Antimicrobial are the agents, they either kill or
prevent growth of micro-organisms. Two
prevent growth of micro-organisms. Two
categories:
categories:
1. Antibiotics:Antimicrobial drugs produced
Antimicrobial drugs produced
from biological agents (microorganisms).
from biological agents (microorganisms).
2. Synthetic drugs: Antimicrobial drugs are
Antimicrobial drugs are
synthesized in the laboratory.
synthesized in the laboratory.
Antibacterials:Relatively easy to develop and
find with low toxicity because procaryotic cells
are very different from host cells.
Antihelminthic, antiprotozoan, and antifungal
drugs:More difficult to develop because
eucaryotic cells resemble human cells.
Antivirals:Most difficult to develop because
virus reproduces using host cell enzymes and
machinery.
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