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antibacterials are a subtype of antibiotics. other subtypes include antifungus, and antiparasites (like worms)
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∙ 13y agoThey are similar terms, but in use, antibacterials are used to kill bacteria outside the human body while antibiotics are used to kill bacteria on the inside.
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Is ciprofloxacin an antiviral or antibacterial?
antibiotic
Are there antibiotic patches?
Do antibacterial bandaids count.
What is the difference between antibacterial and antimicrobial?
need to know the differences between the two
What do you call a chemical that can kill bacteria wthout harming us?
It is called antibiotic or antibacterial drug.
What is the difference between antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medication?
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What is the difference between hand sanitizer and and antibacterial cleaners?
Well its simple really, hand sanitizer sanitizes the hand, and antibacterial cleaners clean your hands and go against bacteria.
What are words that start with 'anti'?
antibacterial antibiotic antibody anti-perspirantantisocial, antibiotics, antivirals, anarchy ...
What is the difference between synthetic or antibiotic drugs?
those aren't different types those are different kinds of medicines synthetics is human made by combining certain chemicals antibiotics are a group of medicines and drugs that target your antibiotic system, EX. a synthetic drug would be phentermine and for antibiotic would be, a vaccine for a disease.
What is the difference between biotic and antibiotic?
biotic is where something is nonliving and abiotic is something that is living or was living
Where to get some antiseptic antibacterial petroleum jelly?
The closest would be a triple antibiotic in a cream form. You can buy in any drug store.
What is the difference between Pantoprazole and rabeprazole?
The difference between pantoprazole and rabeprazole is rabeprazole can be used with an antibiotic to treat H. pylori infections in the stomach. Pantoprazole comes in a stronger dose of 40mg.
Why is the Cytoplasmic membrane a poor target for antibacterial medication?
The cytoplasmic membrane is a poor target for antibacterial medication because of the difficulty in creating an antibiotic that will destroy the cytoplasmic membrane in a bacterium and not destroy the cytoplasmic membrane in a human cell.
