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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Pharmaceutical Microbiology& Antimicrobials (PM 502)
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial agents refer to all agents that act against
microbial organisms.
• Antibiotic: A low molecular substance produced by a microorganism that at a
low concentration inhibits or kills other microorganisms.
➢ All antibiotics are antimicrobials
➢ Not all antimicrobials are antibiotics
Classification of antimicrobials
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