Anti-Infective Agents

"Anti-Infective Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection.

Descriptor ID	D000890
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.954.122
Concept/Terms	Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Infective Agents Agents, Anti-Infective Anti Infective Agents Antiinfective Agents Agents, Antiinfective Microbicides Microbicides Antimicrobial Agents Agents, Antimicrobial Anti-Microbial Agents Agents, Anti-Microbial Anti Microbial Agents

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Anti-Infective Agents [D27.505.954.122]

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Bar chart showing 152 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	3	4
1998	3	0	3
1999	2	1	3
2000	8	2	10
2001	5	2	7
2002	7	4	11
2003	6	1	7
2004	5	1	6
2005	2	3	5
2006	2	1	3
2007	4	1	5
2008	2	2	4
2009	2	4	6
2010	2	0	2
2011	2	2	4
2012	7	1	8
2013	2	3	5
2014	6	4	10
2015	8	2	10
2016	4	5	9
2017	4	2	6
2018	5	4	9
2019	5	0	5
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Menon SV, Sandhwar V, Chaudhary S, Bhanot D, Arulselvan P, Govindasamy C, Khan MI, Suriyaprakash J, Thangavelu I, Boopathi TS. TiO2-sodium alginate core-shell nanosystem for higher antimicrobial wound healing application. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Apr; 300:139923.

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Gulleen EA, Lubwama M. How Should We Manage Antimicrobial Resistance in Resource-Limited Settings? AMA J Ethics. 2024 05 01; 26(5):E373-379.

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Karlowsky JA, Lob SH, Siddiqui F, Akrich B, DeRyke CA, Young K, Motyl MR, Hawser SP, Sahm DF. In vitro activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from patients in Western Europe: SMART 2017-2020. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2023 May; 61(5):106772.

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Tran C, Hargy J, Hess B, Pettengill MA. Estimated Impact of Low Isolate Numbers on the Reliability of Cumulative Antibiogram Data. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 02 14; 11(1):e0393922.

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Murray AF, Bryan D, Garfinkel DA, Jorgensen CS, Tang N, Liyanage W, Lass EA, Yang Y, Rack PD, Denes TG, Gilbert DA. Antimicrobial properties of a multi-component alloy. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 11; 12(1):21427.

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Shah BM, Ganvir D, Sharma YK, Mirza SB, Misra RN, Kothari P, Darall S, Bhawalkar JS, Gupta A. Utility of a real-time fluorescence imaging device in guiding antibiotic treatment in superficial skin infections. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2022 May-Jun; 88(4):509-514.

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Simner PJ, Musser KA, Mitchell K, Wise MG, Lewis S, Yee R, Bergman Y, Good CE, Abdelhamed AM, Li H, Laseman EM, Sahm D, Pitzer K, Quan J, Walker GT, Jacobs MR, Rhoads DD. Multicenter Evaluation of the Acuitas AMR Gene Panel for Detection of an Extended Panel of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes among Bacterial Isolates. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 03 16; 60(3):e0209821.

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Sobel JD, Sobel R. Current and emerging pharmacotherapy for recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2021 Aug; 22(12):1593-1600.

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Isguven S, Chung PH, Machado P, Delaney LJ, Chen AF, Forsberg F, Hickok NJ. Minimizing Penile Prosthesis Implant Infection: What Can We Learn From Orthopedic Surgery? Urology. 2020 12; 146:6-14.

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Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, M?ller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P. Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 02; 21(2):186-195.

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