Antimicrobial chemotherapy is the use of chemical agents to treat or prevent infections by killing or inhibiting the microorganisms that cause them. These agents include antibiotics that act against bacteria, as well as antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic drugs directed at other classes of pathogens. By targeti…
Antimicrobial chemotherapy is the use of chemical agents to treat or prevent infections by killing or inhibiting the microorganisms that cause them. These agents include antibiotics that act against bacteria, as well as antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic drugs directed at other classes of pathogens. By targeting the growth or survival of microbes, antimicrobial chemotherapy forms a cornerstone of modern medicine, enabling the treatment of infections that were once frequently fatal. Within antibiotic research, antimicrobial chemotherapy is studied for how its agents act on their microbial targets, how effective they are, and how their use can be optimized. A central concern is the selective action of these drugs, which must harm the pathogen while sparing the host, and how this selectivity can be maintained as resistance emerges. The broader field examines the mechanisms of antimicrobial action, strategies for combining or sequencing agents, and the responsible use of these therapies to preserve their effectiveness over time. As a discipline, antibiotic research treats antimicrobial chemotherapy as essential both to individual patient care and to wider efforts to control infectious disease. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to antimicrobial chemotherapy.
1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.