RT Book, Section
A1 Katzung, Bertram G.
A1 Kruidering-Hall, Marieke
A1 Tuan, Rupa Lalchandani
A1 Vanderah, Todd W.
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180559472
T1 Chemotherapeutic Drugs: Introduction
T2 Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 13e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260117127
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180559472
RD 2024/04/19
AB Antimicrobial  drugs,  which  traditionally  include  antibacterials,  antifungals,  and  antivirals,  work  by  killing  or  inhibiting  the  growth  of  specific  microorganisms.  In  the  past  100  years,  these  agents  have  successfully  treated  infectious  diseases  that  had  previously  been  considered  incurable.  Antimicrobial  drugs  selectively  target  aspects  of  bacterial  cell  wall  synthesis  (see  Chapter  43),  bacterial  ribosomes  (see  Chapters  44  and  45),  nucleotide  synthesis  and  DNA  replication  (see  Chapter  46),  fungal  cell  wall  synthesis  (see  Chapter  48),  and  viral  replication  (see  Chapter  49).  Combinations  of  these  approaches  are  often  necessary,  as  is  seen  in  the  treatments  for  mycobacterial  infections  (see  Chapter  47).