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2007-10-13 21:53:19 · 8 answers · asked by feelingsense2002 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Antiseptics (Greek αντί, against, and σηπτικός, putrefactive) are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction. They should generally be distinguished from antibiotics that destroy microorganisms within the body, and from disinfectants, which destroy microorganisms found on non-living objects. Some antiseptics are true germicides, capable of destroying microbes (bacteriocidal), whilst others are bacteriostatic and only prevent or inhibit their growth. Antibacterials are antiseptics that only act against bacteria.
An antibiotic is a chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits or abolishes the growth of micro-organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoans. The term originally referred to any agent with biological activity against living organisms; however, "antibiotic" now is used to refer to substances with anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, or anti-parasitical activity. The first antibiotic compounds used in modern medicine were produced and isolated from living organisms, such as the penicillin class produced by fungi in the genus Penicillium, or streptomycin from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. With advances in organic chemistry many antibiotics are now also obtained by chemical synthesis, such as the sulfa drugs. Many antibiotics are relatively small molecules with a molecular weight less than 2000 Da.
2007-10-14 00:29:39 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
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What's the difference between antibacterial and antibiotic?
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2015-08-19 01:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by Reva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An antibacterial is an agent that is active against bacteria only.
Antibiotic is a collective term for various agents that are active against microorganisms.The term includes various classes of agents like antivirals, antifungals, antibacterials, antiamoebics etc ....
2007-10-13 23:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by Paula84 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well they kind of the same...antibiotic is a medicine that kill bacteria in your body.
While antibacterial mean material that kill bacteria such as chemical or any liquid materials.
Antibiotic is medical term - Antibacterial is used for material or everyday term.
2007-10-13 22:03:05 · answer #6 · answered by timbo_boi15 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Antibacterial are things used to prevent bacteria infections. Soap is the example that comes to mind. Antibiotic is something you take to get rid of the bacteria. Medicine is an antibotic.
2007-10-13 22:22:42 · answer #7 · answered by grannywinkie 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Antibacterial is used to kill germs outside the body. Antibiotics r used for internal bacteria.
2007-10-13 22:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by flamingo 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Anti bacterial is against bacteria.This does not include anti fungal,anti parasitic,anti viral. -metronidazole is not anti bacterial but anti amebic
Anti biotic is against life from outside the body and includes all drugs used against pathogenic micro organisms..
2007-10-13 22:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋