antibiotic
drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections
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Summary
antibiotic is a class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions[1]. antibiotic ranks in the top 1% of class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,926 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: medication[3]
- Named after: anti-[4], life[5]
- Subclass of: medication[6], anti-infective agent[7], antimicrobial drug[8], bactericide[9]
- Commons category: Antibiotics[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Antibiotics[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[12]
- Has characteristic: antibiotic resistance[13]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C258[14]
- Different from: bactericide[15]
- Union of: list of values as qualifiers[16]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q2853134[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[18], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/antibiotics[20]
Why It Matters
antibiotic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] antibiotic is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]