What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

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Antimicrobial drugs can kill microorganisms such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), viruses (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively.

They can alternatively inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes.

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What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

Antimicrobial drugs can kill microorganisms such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), viruses (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively. They can alternatively inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes.

Antimicrobial drugs can kill microorganisms such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), viruses (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively.

They can alternatively inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes.