Antimicrobial chemotherapy is the clinical application of antimicrobial agents to treat infectious diseases.
There are five types of antimicrobial chemotherapy:[citation needed]
- 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
See also
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy (journal)
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy § The term chemotherapy