Biomedical, Biopharma and Clinical Research

Antibiotics

An antibiotic may be a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It’s the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely utilized in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They’ll either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. A limited number of antibiotics also possess antiprotozoal activity. Antibiotics aren't effective against viruses such as the common cold or influenza drugs which inhibit viruses are termed antiviral drugs or antivirals rather than antibiotics. Sometimes, the term antibiotic literally "opposing life", from the Greek roots á¼€ντι anti, "against" and βίος bios, "life is broadly wont to refer to any substance used against microbes, but within the usual medical usage, antibiotics (such as penicillin) are those produced naturally (by one micro-organism fighting another), whereas non-antibiotic antibacterial (such as sulphonamides and antiseptics) are fully synthetic. However, both classes have the identical goal of killing or preventing the growth of microorganisms, and both are included in antimicrobial chemotherapy. "Antibacterial" includes antiseptic drugs, antibacterial soaps, and chemical disinfectants; whereas antibiotics are a crucial class of antibacterial used more specifically in medicine and sometimes in livestock feed.