Antimicrobial chemotherapy explained

Antimicrobial chemotherapy is the clinical application of antimicrobial agents to treat infectious diseases.

There are five types of antimicrobial chemotherapy:

Antibacterial chemotherapy, the use of antibacterial drugs to treat bacterial infections
Antifungal chemotherapy, the use of antifungal drugs to treat fungal infections
Anthelminthic chemotherapy, the use of antihelminthic drugs to treat worm infections
Antiprotozoal chemotherapy, the use of antiprotozoal drugs to treat protozoan infections
Antiviral chemotherapy, the use of antiviral drugs to treat viral infections

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