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

Preferred term

Antifungal Agents  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Antifungal
  • Antifungal Agent
  • Anti Fungal Agents
  • Anti-Fungal Agents
  • Fungicides, Therapeutic
  • Therapeutic Fungicides

Note

  • used in therapy: differentiate from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; for resistance to antifungal agents, DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL are available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1967

In other languages

  • sienilääkkeet

    Finnish

  • antimykootit
  • antimykootti
  • sienilääke
  • sienilääkitys
  • Svampmedel

    Swedish

  • Antibiotika mot svamp
  • Antifungala medel
  • Antimögelmedel

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000935

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