Acknowledging World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Scott Weese, DVM, shares his perspective on when to say antimicrobial versus antibiotic, noting they are pretty much interchangeable.
. . . antibiotics are a subset of antimicrobials.”
Source: Worms and Germs Blog, November 21, 2022. Link. Weese shares generalized definitions:
- Antimicrobials: substances that inhibit or kill microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa (microscopic parasites).
- Antibiotics: substances that inhibit or kill bacteria.