antifungal
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- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈfʌŋɡəl/
- Specialized
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antifúngico
- Aggressive surgical debridement and antifungal drugs are again the treatments of choice.
- antifungal therapy
- antifungal agent
- antifungal treatment
Examples
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Most of the patients in this study had stable symptoms with the application of the topical antifungal spray.
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Most case patients received a combination of antifungal therapies.
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At 24 weeks following the last antifungal treatment, the patient exhibited no evidence of further infection.
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This is an antifungal agent and it's, it's relatively non-toxic.
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Amphotericin B is the antifungal agent of choice during pregnancy.
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In 8 of these 9 patients, candidemia cleared after antifungal therapy in 1 to 3 weeks.
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Since the 1990s, the number of available oral and parenteral antifungal agents has increased significantly.
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Patients with P. boydii sinusitis should generally be treated with a combination of surgery and antifungal therapy.
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Treatment includes aggressive surgical debridement of the necrotic tissue combined with systemic antifungal therapy.
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The doctor prescribed an antifungal cream to treat the patient's persistent foot rash.
Synonyms
Able to kill mould and other small living things that cause plant or skin infections
Compounds
How Antifungal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Antifungal comes from anti- 'against' and fungus 'mold or mushroom', so used as an adjective it describes something that fights or stops fungi, for example an antifungal cream or shampoo.